Law Learning Is Dead...Long Live Law Learning

Since my last post I've been incredibly busy. It's a typical law student life post law school so I'm told. We had graduation and everyone was happy. We walked across the stage. We had our friends and family wish us congratulations. We even had an ice sculpture. Then it was time for every law student to go into a hole, cave, or jail cell. Why? Because a law degree means very little if you don't have a license to practice law. You achieve this by passing the state bar. To do this you must study. A lot. Like more than I've had to study in my entire life.

I don't mean to suggest I've been some kind of legal wiz kid. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was merely an average law student. I didn't earn any kind of fancy latin classifications with my degree. But I can honestly say that law school never really put that much stress on me. Sure there was some nervy nights during exam time. And there were some frustrating times when I was learning how to "play the law school game". And, make no mistake, there are games galore when it comes to law school. But, when it all ends, you realize you don't know anything.

Maybe it's me but I found that preparing for the LSAT only showed you how to take the LSAT. Law school only tells you how to do well in law school. The bar prep course apparently - I hope - teaches you how to pass the bar. Perhaps when you add it all up you learn to be a lawyer. I can't worry about that for now. For now it's between seven and 10 hours a day of studying and trying to figure out how to pass this monster of an exam. So far I've made my goals. Let's hope the trend doesn't stop.