Willing to mentor ANYONE in the fora! Forum
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scrowell
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Willing to mentor ANYONE in the fora!
This is an excellent opportunity to learn civil litigation and the practice of law, which, contrary to popular belief, is not taught in law school!
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lacrossebrother
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Re: Willing to mentor ANYONE in the fora!
could we litigate your contention that the popular belief is wrong? since I am law school, and didn't know anything about law before law school, i feel like i am a good subject for you to try to prove that this popular belief is wrong.
i took civil procedure in law school my 1L year and then applied its lessons to other classes. i feel like law school has taught me how to do civil litigation and practice law. I'm a 3l now. i'm no pro, and I need a mentor, but I wouldn't say that law school "does not teach" the practice of law/civil litigation. especially because law school has very many practical classes and externships. i feel like I am told in a lot of my law school classes, by guest lecturers and shit, "you won't learn this tip in law school" --even though they are telling me their tip while i am in law school.
i took civil procedure in law school my 1L year and then applied its lessons to other classes. i feel like law school has taught me how to do civil litigation and practice law. I'm a 3l now. i'm no pro, and I need a mentor, but I wouldn't say that law school "does not teach" the practice of law/civil litigation. especially because law school has very many practical classes and externships. i feel like I am told in a lot of my law school classes, by guest lecturers and shit, "you won't learn this tip in law school" --even though they are telling me their tip while i am in law school.
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Nebby
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Re: Willing to mentor ANYONE in the fora!
Lax, I agree. While there are practical skills some don't learn (some do by taking externships and substantive internships), there are plenty of ways law school prepares you for certain aspects of practice. I don't practice, as I'm a 2L, but I extern twice a week and handle assignments that would typically go to associates, and I have utilized law school training to complete assignments.
One skill is that law school gives you a skeletal framework of legal knowledge; you know some core concepts, and then practice helps flush out details and nuances that a class cannot.
One skill is that law school gives you a skeletal framework of legal knowledge; you know some core concepts, and then practice helps flush out details and nuances that a class cannot.
