Law Schools like Colleges that Change Lives

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern LwnSchool used to hve a co-op program. Not sure if that still exists now that Northeastern is more popular.

It's unclear what a co-op program would add over normal summer associate programs.

I’m the PP. We used to have the interns in our office. Basically nothing except it is off cycle and the school helps you get them (because you need them). Our Northeastern interns were good. They were hungry. We also had Harvard interns who were doing it as part of a class one of my coworkers was teaching there. They were not very motivated and sometimes didn’t show up. Probably innately brighter, but harder to get them to do the work.

[Anonymous]

I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

[Anonymous]

Nope, not a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

Don't send your kid to law school if they can't read and write for 8+ hours a day!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

[Anonymous]

I think law schools accommodate extra time on exams with documented need. And many have externship options. I don't really know the concept behind CTCL so can't speak specifically to that. Aren't those lower ranked hidden gems or something? I guess that could apply to law schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

[Anonymous]

Law schools change lives -- not always for the better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

The point was that people with learning disabilities can do it. He is obviously very bright.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

Are you saying that David Bois couldn't possibly be dyslexic because he went to Yale Law?

I suggest you educate yourself in dyslexia. Start with anything by Sally Shaywitz (Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity).

[Anonymous]

Law school is a huge, huge investment of money. Law is also a highly competitive and shrinking field, but one that still places an enormous weight on the prestige of the law school one attended.

I'm sure there are many lawyers with learning differences, but I'm also sure that the David Bois' of this world are few and far between. Being a lawyer truly is about being able to digest a huge amount of information daily, and about reading and writing daily. There's really no way around that.

I think if you can't get into a top law school, you're much better off finding a different career. Getting into a lower-tier law school isn't that hard, especially because they are cash cows for universities. Getting a job out of such a law school -- and establishing a career -- is the hard part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

Are you saying that David Bois couldn't possibly be dyslexic because he went to Yale Law?

I suggest you educate yourself in dyslexia. Start with anything by Sally Shaywitz (Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity).

No, I’m suggesting that Bois went to a traditional and highly ranked law school, not some lame school. So the example is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

Are you saying that David Bois couldn't possibly be dyslexic because he went to Yale Law?

I suggest you educate yourself in dyslexia. Start with anything by Sally Shaywitz (Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity).

I am a lawyer. I would never encourage a kid of mine who has dyslexia to attend law school. There may be one people who can do it. But being a lawyer isn’t that awesome and there are lots of other professions that are better suited to people with dyslexia. Just because there is one example of someone who has done it does not mean it is a good idea for others. Law school is expensive. And some people get really stressed out about the workload. And in the end, it is a pretty boring job. My best skills are reading very quickly and synthesizing information, so it was a good fit for me. But if your skills are elsewhere, definitely do something else. There are many more interesting (and well paid) jobs out there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know the answer to this, so it's not meant to be judgmental. But, would someone who required a different learning style for law school be able to work effectively once they graduated and were looking for a job? At some point, don't people find a good match for themselves in terms of career where they can succeed without looking for alternative learning styles? I don't know anything about law so and I also don't know what accommodations OP is looking for - OP just got me wondering and maybe attorneys and/or parents of young adults that needed special learning styles for graduate programs can chime in.

I don’t know. David Bois is dyslexic. He somehow made it work. I know several other dyslexic lawyers. Most tend toward litigation but not all.

Lol the dude went to Yale Law. Be serious.

Are you saying that David Bois couldn't possibly be dyslexic because he went to Yale Law?

I suggest you educate yourself in dyslexia. Start with anything by Sally Shaywitz (Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity).

No, I’m suggesting that Bois went to a traditional and highly ranked law school, not some lame school. So the example is irrelevant.

It's Boies.

He's a fabulous lawyer but has been a bit of a disaster running his firm, although having nothing to do with dyslexia.

[Anonymous]

What about the Kim Kardashian route? Some states allow an apprenticeship model for law.