
02-18-2010, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by KidK Mirai
@Zili I ran into that kind of dilemma more last year when I was working as a clerk for a judge. My job was to read case files for cases he was going to hear, write up summaries about what they were about and what the law (statutes, past cases, regulations, all that) says about the subjects of the cases. And then, I had to make recommendations. There were LOTS of times where I felt like the "letter of the law" would lead to the wrong conclusion and that it would be better to follow the "spirit" behind a law. ...my judge usually wanted to follow the letter, though. XD He was very, very "by the book." Awesome guy, though, he REALLY knew his stuff.
Bar exams are these HORRIBLE tests you have to pass in each state, before you can be a lawyer in that state. Every state's has different essay sections, but pretty much everybody uses the same multiple choice test. You get like 2-3 months to learn about a TON of subjects, and the tests are SUPER hard. I mean I don't like to brag but I got nearly straight A's in law school and I still felt like I failed the NJ bar exam right up until I got my scores back. S'NUTS.
tl;dr Becoming a lawyer is serious business.
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Whoa. Did those cases work out anyway though? :shock:
Woooooooooooooow... well, congrats on your passing then, even though it was a long long while ago!! :D
Well, that puts me off the idea of ever becoming one. I'm waaay too silly and I like me that way. :P
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