I am not a lawyer, but I have dove into several legal issues as an active participant a few times and done a lot of research. I have also talked to a lot of la

I am not a lawyer, but I have dove into several legal issues as an active participant a few times and done a lot of research. I have also talked to a lot of lawyers on several issues over the years. I get a strong impression that law school can be a bit like computer science, in that you are taught theory but not as much the practice. I don’t want to stretch the analogy too far, but every area of law in the US, and indeed every jurisdiction, seems to have its own rules. I’m sure law school gives you a foundation, but really effective lawyers seem to know their jurisdictions and it’s rules and the major players. As a sort of anecdotal counter example of that. I saw a big time DC law firm come into a local NJ court and get its ass handed to them by the judge for not knowing local law. Having dealt with NY surrogate court and an NJ agency on a complaint, I can also attest that you need to know the magical incantations for each individually (and they are arbitrary at the whim of the court).