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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loved the intellectual challenge, though not 1st year much.   Didn't like many of the people, have just a handful who I am still in touch with at all or care to be.

Totally disagree with the PP who said all after 1st year was worthless, IMO/IME (Top 20 school) 1st year was nearly worthless (other than moot court) as far as translating into the real practice of law (33 yrs. so far, 5 yrs. with non profits (trial and appellate public defense), 2 yrs. private commercial practice, 26 yrs. fed. govt. practice including 23 as a manager)  --  it was the moot court experience and the ability to choose courses of interest instead of mandated 1st yr. that made yrs. 2 & 3 more interesting.

THere is already too much de-professionalizing of legal practice since I started, the last thing the profession needs is to follow a trade school model.  If you want a trade, do something else, there's a difference between a trade (which is a nobel thing) and a profession (which carries higher expectations).
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Oops, typo... a trade is a "noble" thing ... for some it may even be a Nobel thing if they're really good & lucky.  :wink: [/quote]

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