I still have no idea what it means when people say law school is supposed to teach me to "think like a lawyer." Every lawyer I have met thinks differently, and I certainly think pretty much the same way now as when I got here. My personal opinion is that perhaps you can only be brainwashed effectively once in your life, and I used up mine in the Air Force.
At any rate, I have been working on this stupid motion in limine for my PASS/FAIL Trial Advocacy class...and here's where I start thinking like myself, lawyer or not.
It's a Pass/Fail class.
I've already put in over ONE ENTIRE HOUR.
I can't find a good case and I don't understand the Evidence rules and it doesn't seem like I'm going to learn them by tomorrow.
I can easily write a policy argument that is persuasive.
The issue is one we are 99% likely to lose on anyway.
It's a Pass/Fail class.
It's a class.
The client isn't real.
Ten minutes of my time + One policy argument = I'm 2/3 of the way done with my motion.
Thinking like a lawyer baby...that's where it's at.
