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No, I read it. I think the Socratic approach is the best way to teach law. The profession requires one to be outwardly strident, speak up and fight for your po
by huffmsa 8y ago
No, I read it. I think the Socratic approach is the best way to teach law.
The profession requires one to be outwardly strident, speak up and fight for your points lest the opposing counsel win.
We have electrician learn by doing electrical work. Doctors do residencies. If you aren't the right personality for the profession, then that's the breaks.
And finally, length of ones document is not an indication of quality. If that were the case, the United States Constitution (shortest in the world, ~4000 words ) wouldn't be the longest tenured.
- zbentley 8y ago> The profession requires one to be outwardly strident, speak up and fight for your points lest the opposing counsel win. Those qualities and actions bear little relation to what the vast majority of lawyers do at work. They do, however, closely resemble lawyers as portrayed on television and in fiction.
- huffmsa 8y agoIf you're not writing your briefs and opinions like you're 100% hand to God correct, you're not doing it right. No one wants a lawyer who writes weak contracts.
- sctb 8y agoNext time can we please skip straight to the informative comment? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- explainplease 8y agoHis first comment was insightful and made the point with a poignant analogy. It was concise and direct. It was far more valuable than the "informative" one.