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> Lawyers and doctors are asked trivial questions just a handful of times in their careers during their bar examinations and boards. I get the very real sense
by jacques_chester 12y ago
> Lawyers and doctors are asked trivial questions just a handful of times in their careers during their bar examinations and boards.
I get the very real sense that this person has never sat a law exam.
A law exam is based on applying case law to a set of facts, which corresponds to the day-to-day work of millions of lawyers. What the author calls "trivia" is literally the law.
- leereeves 12y agoI think trivial questions meant FizzBuzz and count the A's. What's the legal equivalent of that?
- jacques_chester 12y agoIn your introductory course you might be asked what precedent is, but after that it's cases, statutes and IRAC: Issues, Rules, Application and Conclusion.