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What is the first thing you learn in law school?
All first year law students take a fairly standard list of courses including Contracts, Torts, and Constitutional Law. You’ll learn a lot of new facts and skills, but the curriculum is primarily designed to teach you to “think like a lawyer”.
What is learned in law school?
All law schools should provide grads with: a command of doctrinal law “basics” including legal ethics; critical thinking; people and collaboration skills; business, tech, and data analytics basics; marketplace awareness; a learning-for-life mentality; and an understanding that law is a profession and a business.
What values do lawyers have?
As a member of a profession dedicated to the service of clients, a lawyer should be committed to the values of:
- Attaining a Level of Competence in One’s Own Field of Practice.
- Maintaining a Level of Competence in One’s Own Field of Practice.
- Representing Clients in a Competent Manner.
What can you learn from a lawyer’s day?
A lawyer’s day is filled with potential pitfalls—missed limitation periods, billing issues, misplaced files, problem clients—but, short of doing something that will get you disbarred, it’s those honest mistakes that can lead to some of the biggest learning experiences.
What is it like to go to Law School?
Law school has the reputation of being a pretty mainstream place. Lets just say that my interests didn’t exactly line up with the majority of the courses and clubs offered at the faculty. I survived largely by finding my niche, which was intellectual property/copyright policy, and getting involved in every way I could.
What is it like to be a first year law student?
In first year you work ridiculous hours and have no life outside of law school, but very quickly you learn that you can work your ass off and get a B or you can completely slack off, cram right before the exam and still get a B. (The range is more like B- to B+, but still)…
How to win arguments in law school?
1. If you want to win arguments, isolate your issues One of the things they drill into your head in law school is the importance of identifying and isolating distinct issues in a particular dilemma. This means extracting the ‘legal issue’ from the icky life mess.