Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Law School is Sui Generis


Just in case you can't speak legalese "sui generis" is latin for "of its own kind".

Law school is like the first time you entered college. Everything seems different, especially the crowd. For those who are just entering law, the same excitement and trepidation that arises during the first day in school also happens in law.

Except in law school, everyone is a lot older, some being fathers or mothers already. Yes, there are the straight-from-college students, but they are more likely to be part of the more rambunctious crowd.

Then there are the working students. They are the ones that usually have a good head on their shoulders. They know their priorities and don't really waste time with the law school drama and just look for breathing space to mix work and school work.

Law school is a world of its own. If you enter a University that has an area especially segregated for the school of Law, once you enter, you will realize it was a good decision. The environment is competitive and hostile. Not merely the physical, but the psychological aura is so thick.

Think of Harry Potter in Hogwarts, no one is allowed to say Voldemort. Thats how law school is, some words are forbidden to be said in public. Especially when some of the student body enter the nightly news cast.

Well thats a tid bit of what happens in A law school. I'll continue this some other time.

2 comments:

  1. Nice Hogwarts-Lawschool analogy. :)

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  2. haha Well it does happen and people stop to look when you say certain words. haha

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