Is law school for me?

drusba
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:13:37 +0000

Law school in the US is a graduate school after college and the usual course time is three years from start to finish; the degree is called a Juris Doctor (J.D.).

You take courses in legal areas, e.g., first years usually take contracts, torts, criminal law, property, legal writing, and possibly civil procedure or constitutional law although those may be second year courses depending on schol. Upper level is many other areas and also often a trial practice course. The courses are not anything like any courses you have before going to law school.

Difficulty is high particularly for first year – think of it this way, law students are generally those who did very well in college, they are cream of the crop to begin with, and many of those hit law school and are eviscerated.