Duke 2L professor suggestions Forum
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Duke 2L professor suggestions
Looking for some suggestions on professors or courses I should take next year. I want to do litigation, possibly labor and employment work, and I’m interested in regulatory work as well. I want to be in biglaw so I’ll be taking business associations and probably another class that lends itself to commercial lit.
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Is the class schedule even released yet?eightleggedfreaks wrote:Looking for some suggestions on professors or courses I should take next year. I want to do litigation, possibly labor and employment work, and I’m interested in regulatory work as well. I want to be in biglaw so I’ll be taking business associations and probably another class that lends itself to commercial lit.
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
Also, Gulati was both my favorite and least favorite prof this semester.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
The courses themselves have been posted, although not necessarily with professors attached. I guess you must have been in my class if you were a 1L. That’s 100% the worst class I’ve ever taken.Slippin' Jimmy wrote:Is the class schedule even released yet?eightleggedfreaks wrote:Looking for some suggestions on professors or courses I should take next year. I want to do litigation, possibly labor and employment work, and I’m interested in regulatory work as well. I want to be in biglaw so I’ll be taking business associations and probably another class that lends itself to commercial lit.
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
Also, Gulati was both my favorite and least favorite prof this semester.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Yeah I think we were in class together, but you must not be in my section since Torts with DeMott, 4 days a week at 8 AM was objectively 100x worse than Gulati. And I say that even though I did better in torts than contracts!eightleggedfreaks wrote:The courses themselves have been posted, although not necessarily with professors attached. I guess you must have been in my class if you were a 1L. That’s 100% the worst class I’ve ever taken.Slippin' Jimmy wrote:Is the class schedule even released yet?eightleggedfreaks wrote:Looking for some suggestions on professors or courses I should take next year. I want to do litigation, possibly labor and employment work, and I’m interested in regulatory work as well. I want to be in biglaw so I’ll be taking business associations and probably another class that lends itself to commercial lit.
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
Also, Gulati was both my favorite and least favorite prof this semester.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Lol I in fact am not in your section. I don’t envy you guys at all for those struggles— my roommate was in your section and was not pleased with DeMott.Slippin' Jimmy wrote:Yeah I think we were in class together, but you must not be in my section since Torts with DeMott, 4 days a week at 8 AM was objectively 100x worse than Gulati. And I say that even though I did better in torts than contracts!eightleggedfreaks wrote:The courses themselves have been posted, although not necessarily with professors attached. I guess you must have been in my class if you were a 1L. That’s 100% the worst class I’ve ever taken.Slippin' Jimmy wrote:Is the class schedule even released yet?eightleggedfreaks wrote:Looking for some suggestions on professors or courses I should take next year. I want to do litigation, possibly labor and employment work, and I’m interested in regulatory work as well. I want to be in biglaw so I’ll be taking business associations and probably another class that lends itself to commercial lit.
I did the best with straightforward professors who wanted to break down the material, used PowerPoints and didn’t let the class discussion get carried away.
I did horribly with Gulati. Please keep me away from professors who are living in la la land.
Who should I look into taking who is straightforward and somewhat interesting to listen to? Thanks!
Also, Gulati was both my favorite and least favorite prof this semester.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
If you didn't like Gulati then avoid Kim K for BA. Try to take it with Cox.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Thank you!!hogscienceavatarlost wrote:If you didn't like Gulati then avoid Kim K for BA. Try to take it with Cox.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Griffin over Beskind for evidence if you can.eightleggedfreaks wrote:Thank you!!hogscienceavatarlost wrote:If you didn't like Gulati then avoid Kim K for BA. Try to take it with Cox.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Thanks for the advice!hogscienceavatarlost wrote:If you didn't like Gulati then avoid Kim K for BA. Try to take it with Cox.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
If I'm looking to go transactional, is evidence still a "must take" class?
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
It's probably the most helpful non-1L course for the bar. Concepts like hearsay (and its exceptions/exclusions) and relevance really aren't difficult once you get the hang of them but it helps to spend a semester on them instead of a week. Crim Pro is also helpful for the bar, just in terms of being able to intuit what the right answer is based on certain fact patterns, but if you only take one of those two I'd lean evidence. Trusts and Estates did very little to help my bar prep.Slippin' Jimmy wrote:Thanks for the advice!hogscienceavatarlost wrote:If you didn't like Gulati then avoid Kim K for BA. Try to take it with Cox.
Take Evidence. Can't lose with Griffin or Beskind--I would avoid if it's an adjunct.
If you're interested in Labor, then of course take Bowling's Labor Law class.
For Powerpoints and an interesting lecturer, take National Security Law with Dunlap. (Bonus: Great way to fulfill the writing credit)
And finally, I highly recommend Buell's Corporate Crime. Just beware that that class is usually a gunner fiesta.
If I'm looking to go transactional, is evidence still a "must take" class?
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Re: Duke 2L professor suggestions
Not a "must take," but Evidence as a bar topic kinda sucks if you've never seen it before. So some transactional folks take it 3L spring with an eye towards lessening the bar prep load.Thanks for the advice!
If I'm looking to go transactional, is evidence still a "must take" class?
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