Law School Sucks

[Montmorency]

Enjoy.

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[Andres]

This is part of the problem: people view law school, and indeed the whole legal industry, as 'arguing' for a living. Many people (myself included) find this to be an appealing career, and thus go into law expecting it. The problem is that law school doesn't really involve much arguing, nor does most legal practice. Law school is, mainly, learning what the current law is and then parroting your professor's views back to him/her. There's not much involved in those three years where you get to make actual arguments to convince someone of anything. Certainly law school exams (basically your entire grade) and the Bar examination do not involve arguments. In addition, with the exception of trial lawyers, there's not a lot of arguing in actual legal practice either. It's largely research, document drafting, and negotiation. Certainly trial lawyers argue for a living, but most lawyers don't argue before a court ever, and even for most of those that do it's a rare situation. Thus, many people get into law thinking that the entire career is trial lawyers getting up and arguing before a judge and/or jury, just like on television. However, 90% of legal practice doesn't involve that. As such, many people get disillusioned with law because it's not what they expected it to be when they signed up for it.

If you don't like reading ass-tons of documents and writing ass-tons of legalese, you should avoid law like the plague. The reality is that that's what you're going to be doing with the vast majority of your time.

This is entirely correct and even for those doing trial, most of the arguing happens in writings.

No big shows in a court of law where you behave like a star.

No, you study a lot, then you write down your arguments. Then your opponent writes something back.

In fact, we do a lot of reading and a lot of writing. And our writings generate more writings. Endless piles of writings.


If you want to become a writer, go to law school...

[Whacker]

Honestly?

I have a ridiculous schoolboy crush on a girl because I am an ass. We've been spending a lot of time together, hooking up, the usual. So on Thursday we went to go see a movie and I didn't make a move. I have no idea why not, generally I'm pretty aggressive because I am an ass. I just didn't. So last night we went out with a whole group and she was being rather flirtatious (which is fine, she owes me nothing, I'm not mad about that) so in my (6 pitchers of beer and 2 bottles of wine) head I think I'll even the score.

I feel really bad because Girl #2 absolutely knows (she mentioned it). Hopefully she just wanted to have a bit of fun , but even then I know I would feel like shit had the roles been reversed.

Not to mention there is another dude vying for her affections and lets be honest I just want to take him out back and cave his head in, but I can't do that becuase of the whole lawyer thing.

So basically I am not handling my problems like an adult, think the stress is getting to me

On the bright side 7 out of 52 on my contracts midterm.

Rule #1. Don't bang anyone in your section bro.

[Major Robert Dump]

I suppose you are planning to drop out due to recent events, but I am just here to encourage you and tell you that there is more to life than just football. Good food is pretty awesome. Beer is nice. A lot of people swear by vagina and its healing properties. Anyway, you have a lot to live for blah blah blah

[Noncommunist]

No, you study a lot, then you write down your arguments. Then your opponent writes something back.

In fact, we do a lot of reading and a lot of writing. And our writings generate more writings. Endless piles of writings.

This feels rather familiar. Almost as if this sub-forum were devoted to that.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Honestly?

I have a ridiculous schoolboy crush on a girl because I am an ass. We've been spending a lot of time together, hooking up, the usual. So on Thursday we went to go see a movie and I didn't make a move. I have no idea why not, generally I'm pretty aggressive because I am an ass. I just didn't. So last night we went out with a whole group and she was being rather flirtatious (which is fine, she owes me nothing, I'm not mad about that) so in my (6 pitchers of beer and 2 bottles of wine) head I think I'll even the score.

I feel really bad because Girl #2 absolutely knows (she mentioned it). Hopefully she just wanted to have a bit of fun , but even then I know I would feel like shit had the roles been reversed.

Not to mention there is another dude vying for her affections and lets be honest I just want to take him out back and cave his head in, but I can't do that becuase of the whole lawyer thing.

So basically I am not handling my problems like an adult, think the stress is getting to me

On the bright side 7 out of 52 on my contracts midterm.

So you've been sleeping with her - but you're not exclusive, but you want to be?

Unless I've missed something or I'm not understanding your use of "hook up". Why not just, you know? Say something?

also: Meh - epic woman troubles - you never grow out of them.

THEY FOLLOW YOU!

[Kadagar_AV]

Never try to understand women.

Women understand women, and they ****ing hate each other.