Comments on: 10 things I didn’t learn in law school http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: “File A Bar Complaint” « A Reasonable Suspicion http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-52911 “File A Bar Complaint” « A Reasonable Suspicion Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:42:12 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-52911 [...] about whether law schools really prepare their graduates for the actual practice of law.  (See here, here, and here)  As Miami attorney Brian Tannebaum once wrote: In medical school we teach [...] [...] about whether law schools really prepare their graduates for the actual practice of law.  (See here, here, and here)  As Miami attorney Brian Tannebaum once wrote: In medical school we teach [...]

]]> By: Defending People » Memo to Future Lawyers http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45041 Defending People » Memo to Future Lawyers Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:37:04 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45041 [...] 2: Gideon S. Trumpet himself, who started this discussion with his "10 Things I Didn't Learn in Law School", wonders, "Will I get a pass when I won’t know how to pick appropriate jurors because I will [...] [...] 2: Gideon S. Trumpet himself, who started this discussion with his “10 Things I Didn’t Learn in Law School”, wonders, “Will I get a pass when I won’t know how to pick appropriate jurors because I will [...]

]]> By: How Law School Works ? « The Social Blog http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45033 How Law School Works ? « The Social Blog Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:38:27 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45033 [...] also would suggest readers to visit A Public Defender on the 10 things you don’t learn at law [...] [...] also would suggest readers to visit A Public Defender on the 10 things you don’t learn at law [...]

]]> By: 10 Things You Won’t Learn in Law School : Law is Cool http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45020 10 Things You Won’t Learn in Law School : Law is Cool Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:25:49 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45020 [...] did ask him what the best way to learn was and he said, “through osmosis.”  I did find this post he pointed me to somewhat interesting: Look, law school taught me a fair bit. I won’t lie. It [...] [...] did ask him what the best way to learn was and he said, “through osmosis.”  I did find this post he pointed me to somewhat interesting: Look, law school taught me a fair bit. I won’t lie. It [...]

]]> By: 1 thing law school isn’t meant to teach you | a public defender http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45004 1 thing law school isn’t meant to teach you | a public defender Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45004 [...] post “10 things I didn’t learn in law school” led to a bunch of comments here, and some links from other blogs. Most of them got it. One [...] [...] post “10 things I didn’t learn in law school” led to a bunch of comments here, and some links from other blogs. Most of them got it. One [...]

]]> By: Sharon http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45003 Sharon Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:54:54 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45003 Absolutely agree. I'll have to be deprogrammed from doing my own administrative duties. Support staff are the oil in the wheel. Used to be one and have no desire to piss off my former field of work. Ya'all are gold to me. Absolutely agree. I’ll have to be deprogrammed from doing my own administrative duties. Support staff are the oil in the wheel. Used to be one and have no desire to piss off my former field of work. Ya’all are gold to me.

]]> By: Joni Mueller http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-45002 Joni Mueller Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:14:24 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-45002 There are a few more things they don't teach lawyers in school, but maybe it's not the purview of the academic institution to impart this knowledge on baby attorneys, maybe their mamas should have. It's not okay and it's certainly not cool to treat support staff like scullery maids while fawning gratuitously over a senior partner. I see it happen all the time among the young pups at the Mega Firm where I work. Yet most of the partners who know me will greet me like a fellow human being and some often engage me in conversation. Unlike a lot of legal secretaries, I care about my work and keep up with what's going on in the legal world. But I digress. As a young lawyer in a new firm, your secretary can be your best friend or your worst nightmare, depending on how you treat her and how competent she is. Just remember that. There are a few more things they don’t teach lawyers in school, but maybe it’s not the purview of the academic institution to impart this knowledge on baby attorneys, maybe their mamas should have.

It’s not okay and it’s certainly not cool to treat support staff like scullery maids while fawning gratuitously over a senior partner.

I see it happen all the time among the young pups at the Mega Firm where I work. Yet most of the partners who know me will greet me like a fellow human being and some often engage me in conversation. Unlike a lot of legal secretaries, I care about my work and keep up with what’s going on in the legal world. But I digress.

As a young lawyer in a new firm, your secretary can be your best friend or your worst nightmare, depending on how you treat her and how competent she is. Just remember that.

]]> By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-44927 Gideon Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:46:03 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-44927 Yeah, I have no use for that information, but I'm sure there are plenty others who would have appreciated learning <em>something</em> about running the business of a law firm when they were in law school. Like it or not, it's a business in the sense that you have to pay the bills. Which is why I could never do it. Yeah, I have no use for that information, but I’m sure there are plenty others who would have appreciated learning something about running the business of a law firm when they were in law school.

Like it or not, it’s a business in the sense that you have to pay the bills. Which is why I could never do it.

]]> By: Gideon http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-44926 Gideon Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:44:07 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-44926 You mean above ;) You mean above ;)

]]> By: Dave Lorenzo http://apublicdefender.com/2008/12/10/10-things-i-didnt-learn-in-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-44925 Dave Lorenzo Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:16:56 +0000 http://apublicdefender.com/?p=1938#comment-44925 I blew it here folks. Please see additional comment below. I blew it here folks. Please see additional comment below.

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