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⚖️ Do you need a great lawyer? I can help! legaleagle.lin... ⚖️
There is one thing about law school that I hate. One thing that is a total bait and switch.
For an institution that is famous for rigorous academic debate, extreme amounts of homework, and unending studying, very few of those things matter. Your grade in law school is generally based on one thing, and one thing alone: your final exam.
That wouldn't be so bad, I suppose, except that your final exam looks nothing like the rest of your entire school year. Your final is usually based on an issue spotting hypothetical that prizes application of the law about mere knowledge.
I actually think the "issue spotting" exam is great. It is a reasonably good test of lawyer-like analysis. The problem is that no one teaches you how to do it. And professors don't tell students that class participation won't help on the exam. Students don't find out until it's too late.
Well, I'm here to tell you that you need to start preparing for this idiosyncratic test now. You CAN learn how to do issue spotting exams. You CAN get better. Good grades are possible if you know what to look for.
If you’re interested in learning the system that I created (one that is guaranteed to get you better grades in law school) you can check out the link below. In my spare time, I teach current law students how to kick ass in law school. I’m not special. I just systematized a better way. And you can get that system. Learn from my mistakes and triumphs.
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@TheSafarilad 6 лет назад

Just got my first cold call today, and I didn’t have even close to the right answer. Yet, no one cared I was wrong. That’s why we go to school. Don’t stress, just try your best, learn, and press on!

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Great advice.

@TheSafarilad 6 лет назад

Like you say, the fact that I didn’t know a dissenting judges thoughts on how discovery was handled on the top of my head, is irrelevant for the final!

@Gilamang 6 лет назад

Absolutely correct. Went through one semester doing it completely wrong (briefing, etc) and then started focusing exclusively on producing the best scoring exam answers possible to the exclusion of all other prep and graduated top 10% without too much personal sacrifice. Definitely had a few awkward cold calls but they had no impact on anything really. Classroom experience is really just for trying to figure out exam content (e.g., what sorts of policy questions the professor might ask).

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Boom.

@lizicadumitru9683 5 лет назад

@@LegalEagle Are the students told what is on the exam? Do they have to figure it out as they go through the classes?

@mta9395 4 года назад

@@lizicadumitru9683 oh man if only he answered. i am so curious

@martinebonita2658 6 лет назад

Video ends at 0:06

@liligrace7010 4 года назад

so true....

@realscummy 6 лет назад

Do any of the law episodes from "it's always sunny in Philadelphia" please.

@kingloser4198 6 лет назад

That'd be.. handy.

@rustyshackelford3590 6 лет назад

I don’t think he is an expert in bird law

@RafaelCabreraAzrael 5 лет назад

he doesnt have big hands

@RPfau1 5 лет назад

Dude, Mac's argument against evolution.

@Kendaroo 5 лет назад

On Bird Law.

@ashbradford 5 лет назад

This video is pretty true. I spent so much time studying and doing readings in first year and my marks were not great. I went into second year discouraged, and started to cut back on everything. My marks actually went up. Third year I cut all reading. I actually didn't read a single case all year, with the exception of ones I needed for term papers. I also stopped studying for any exams that were open book. I would read through my notes once, and then spend my time making a good table of contents. A lot of my finals were in some ways like the bar exams. It's not about knowing everything, it's about how fast you can find it. My marks went up even more. I've always thought it was insane that I was actually rewarded for being an objectively worse student.

@diriehdalierdlb 5 лет назад

Omg wow how is that possible ! Great success story

@pluspiping 3 года назад

I'd argue that for a lot of subjects, knowing where/how to find the information is absolutely more important than attempting to memorize that much information. A much more valuable skill! Of course, you need a good base of knowledge so you can make better educated guesses about where to find the information...

@alexeilesukovvolkovich1114 6 лет назад

There was a guy in my class who always passed on cold calls, very quiet guy, never participated, he got mostly B+ on all classes... meanwhile the gunners...😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

@PURPLEBUTTERFLY671 6 лет назад

Alexei Lesukov Volkovich what’s a gunner

@occamsrazor1285 6 лет назад

Ama Wright I assume from context: a "go getter." So one fired up to do the best job they can.

@michelleeaton6602 6 лет назад

Alexei Lesukov Volkovich What kind of law school would allow a student to “pass” on cold calls? Ridiculous. The Socratic method is the standard. The professor may give one a pass (as in tell you to be prepared to respond the following class), but a student cannot decline to respond. Minimally, the student must explain why he or she is not prepared and then leave the classroom if the professor dismisses him or her due to the lack of preparedness.

@occamsrazor1285 5 лет назад

Michelle Eaton What is a "cold call" (in the context of law school) and what does it mean to "pass" on one? From context, I think it may be being called on to answer a question in class?

@15dugogo 5 лет назад

The professor dismissing a student from class for non participation? Yeah, then refund my $500 per class session for kicking me out.

@dominiqueberry1307 6 лет назад

Seems to me that this breeds an attitude of "only final results matter". I can kinda see where that comes from. No client will be overly thrilled if you did everything right and still lost big time. But I could be oversimplifying it.

@rubberwoody 6 лет назад

the thing is, if you don't put in the work the rest of the semester you wont do well on the final. That and the final covers everything youve learned and applies it. The class prepares you for the final

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

You have to do the work. But the "work" needs to be geared toward your goal. Don't do "work" just because everyone else is doing it.

@Gilamang 6 лет назад

“The work” may not be what you think it is. I only skimmed cases/reading before any law school class but paid close attention in classes and spent 3-4 weeks synthesizing everything at the end of each semsester. Did very well with this strategy.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

I'm arguing against what most people do: kill themselves preparing for class. Your strategy isn't a bad one.

@JCa-pi5sd 6 лет назад

I've read some fairly interesting studies that indicate that what clients tend to care most about is actually whether their lawyer listened to what they wanted, and whether the client felt that the lawyer communicated what was happening well and consistently to the client. Winning sure does help, but clients can be very dissatisfied even when they win. They can also walk away very satisfied, despite losing.

@robobrain10000 6 лет назад

So, if you are sick and throwing up on the final, you are screwed.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Yup, everything rides on your performance that day.

@michelleeaton6602 6 лет назад

robobrain10000 Yep.

@milz7129 6 лет назад

Objection! You can just wait and if you are better the next day you can take it yesterday.

@benmanutd2 5 лет назад

Yep same in Britain I got severe insomnia in my second year and that's a nail in my coffin for my LLB😭

@dhaonrisemlan 5 лет назад

What you are talking about in this video is actually a really interesting thing called The Hidden Curriculum. I did a lot of research into this for my Theoretical Physics degree and it seems to be present in almost every subject. I am very interested to learn about what you think on the matter. Do you believe this hidden curriculum is actually a flaw in the education system, more specifically the examination system, or do you think that this system is fine as it is?

@AngelaVorpahl 5 лет назад

Great video! And SO TRUE about preparing for the final exam!

@setaentertainment4311 5 лет назад

Wow, thank you! This why I'm not a lawyer. Being future nurse surgeon assistant seems cool.

@WorldOfTorres 6 лет назад

Wow! It's like the 3rd time that I've heard that quote this week! I should make that my mantra this semester! I have 1 more semester to go then I'm off to hurdle the Bar exam

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Nice. Keep practicing!

@sunset_saturns 6 лет назад

All nighters for my midterms weren’t worth it this whole time🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

Wow- so different to Aussie law school! We usually have one or two assignments during the term (eg attend court and write a report, or, write up legislation for this issue), and then we also have a final exam. So for example- assignment 1 might be worth 20% of your grade, assignment 2 is worth 30% of your grade, and then the final exam makes up the other 50%. I’ve never had a class where ALL of your grade comes just from the final exam. Hell, we even had classes where 10% of our grade was made up of weekly quizzes (usually done online). And I’ve also had a couple of classes where (as long as you weren’t a long distance student), class participation did form part of your grade: 10% I think it was- there was another small assignment for the long distance students- and distance ed is massive here- and it’s also partly why we can access lectures online- they’re always posted to the class website, so those studying by distance don’t miss out because they can’t attend lectures in person. It also works really well if, like me, you’re physically disabled and simply can’t go in, no matter how close you live to your uni. But also- we don’t usually live at the uni we go to.

@amphetameanqueen 6 лет назад

Great comment. Law in Aus is a three year bachelor's degree isn't it? It's not a post-grad degree like in the US?

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

amphetamean-queen generally, yes. It’s a 3 year bachelor, but in order to practice law (as either a solicitor or barrister, not both at the same time), you need to do what is called Practical Legal Training. PLT is 6 months- 1 year of additional study, + a clerkship in a law office. You can also do the additional study as part of your Honours degree, with then only the clerkship needing to be done. After that, you apply to the Supreme Court to be either a solicitor or a barrister. However, you can do Law as a postgrad degree (a Juris Doctor). It’s basically the exact same course, but the assignments and exams are longer. But yeah- there’s no such thing as “pre-law” in Australia- most just do the Bachelor of Law straight up. Which makes sense- I mean, why does it need to be a postgrad anyway?

@JemimaDoesASMR 5 лет назад

I'm not sure where you live Katie? I'm Australian and virtually every LLB is a 4-year degree - hell, at Monash it's actually 4 years with overloading, so 4.5 years if you take the normal route. The JD is usually a 3 year degree because it does away with general/non-law electives. I'm also so confused where you're getting the like, post-degree requirements from? PLT is about 6 months, that's correct - if you do PLT at all. You can also do the grad dip (the qualification you get from PLT) through a traineeship, i.e a grad year (or grad 18 months), where a firm will sponsor your PLT - but it's not part of Honours, which is solely a nice title to put (and would perhaps be helpful if you were going into policy or a big 6). But the clerkship isn't something you do after you finish your degree? I'm currently going through the lovely clerkship hunger games right now, and it's a summer/winter internship you do at the end of your penultimate year (or very rarely, final year). Firms will then choose their grads from the pool of clerks, and make them an offer early in final year, rarely taking people who didn't do a clerkship (and making them an offer later in their final year). 100% agree with you over like, it not needing to be a grad degree. I really don't like the Melbourne Model at the best of times, and in the US it's even worse because every single undergrad degree has like, a whole semester or even year of random, general units that "make you a better person" (i.e make the college more money).

@JemimaDoesASMR 5 лет назад

Also wanted to say that I know from experience that many unis are NOT big on distance ed. It's quite disgusting honestly, but at Melbourne for example you have to provide a doctor's certificate just to get the lecture recordings released to you if you're sick. ANU is the same, as is Monash I believe. I too have never had a unit where the exam was a 100% grade, most unis did away with that several years ago. But many of my units have been a 20% assignment and 80% exam, which honestly isn't that much better. I strongly believe that exams are an outdated method of assessing capability, especially in something like law where there's already a massive paucity of practical learning.

@katherinemorelle7115 5 лет назад

Tingle Whispers I live in Queensland. And we don’t have to do extraneous general units with our Bachelor of Law- even as undergrads. Law stuff only. And when I said you can do part of your PLT during Honours- you can. You don’t have do to Honours at all, you could just do your PLT if you wished. And while I knew that the details of the degree were different in different states, I didn’t know that the Victorian degrees were so very different to the Qld degrees.

@penleigh 5 лет назад

This man gives great advice. I focused so hard on cold calls all through law school. I was terrified of them and even with proper preparation the experience was very embarrassing at times. I never learned how much class didn't matter. Don't be a 3.0 student like me. Focus on the finals.

@ish5361 6 лет назад

I am starting next week with as a law student. Its my first year and I am really nerveus. Your videos helps me alot thankss! Greetings from The Netherlands 😊😊

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Cool! Good luck.

@soonsims 6 лет назад

Waar ga je studeren?

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

Don’t expect that what applies to American law school will apply to you though- I know it doesn’t apply to Aussie law school (where we do work toward a linear grade with assignments as well as exams).

@beowulfcicero 5 лет назад

OBJECTION! Maybe only the final matters to your _grade_, but besides grades, there's also learning stuff.

@joaquinmoreno5155 4 года назад

Thank you DJ. Thank you.

@jabosolar 6 лет назад

Hey! please make a video on Real Lawyer vs. Better Call Saul. Episode 5 of the 3rd Season is so amazing but anything you choose will be fun to watch. Opening scene on Season 1 Episode 1 is pretty good too.

@ariochiv 5 лет назад

I'm not a law student (nor do I plan to be one), but I have to wonder: what is the point of giving midterm exams if they have no impact on the students' final grades? Is the teacher trying to gauge the students' comprehension up to that point, or do they just like to make you jump through hoops for no particular reason?

@mangogigi6740 5 лет назад

I think it would be super cool if you could do guest show with a Canadian lawyer. And look at the differences in the law, practice, salaries etc. I think that would be really cool.

@mangogigi6740 5 лет назад

Schooling in canada vs usa

@mta9395 4 года назад

I know i want to become a lawyer and I'm binge watching these videos about law school and how to get ready, but i still have 3 to 4 years before i go to law school. i feel like I'm thinking too much about it.

@shodanxx 5 лет назад

Surely this would be different at different schools ? Maybe some schools will give you grades based on class participation or other crap ? I can appreciate that you are lawyering your way out of law school but I feel like that advice should come with some big asterisks

@3munchenman 6 лет назад

I feel that maybe I needed to hear this in reference to my undergrad class where homework is optional, but more importantly I needed to hear this for when I go to law school.

@gaiyabum 5 лет назад

I would say: wish I had this when I was going to law skool...but, I’m pretty sure if I was on YT in law school, I was probably fucking off. Another tip: don’t stress about creating your own outline. Take the syllabus and go from there, because that’s literally their outline for the course.

@johnduded 6 лет назад

Do the one we all want: The People v O. J. Simpson.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Dude, I lived through that in real time. Still have PTSD from OJ.

@johnduded 6 лет назад

From the horrifying crime or the miscarriage of justice?

@SavageGreywolf 5 лет назад

@@johnduded as a person who lived through it as well- from the boring fucking day by day 24 hour coverage of the trial, and things surrounding the trial, and things secondarily adjunct to the trial, and the pattern of Kato Kaelin's pajama bottoms on the night before the murder...

@michaelwilliamybarra2409 5 лет назад

@@LegalEagle Have you, by any chance, checked any adaptations done of the Leo Frank case? It be really interesting to hear your take on the musical "Parade"!

@athinakoutsi7670 5 лет назад

Can you please recommend me some law books to read which will help me get into before starting the law school ?

@gagejoseph91 6 лет назад

1 second in and I'm loving the video already. Also, mind doing a reaction to "The People vs Larry Flynt"?

@jesusbeloved3953 6 лет назад

Great advice!

@Jake-fx7gl 6 лет назад

Can you make a video discussing writing an addendum when applying to law school? For example, if i have a low gpa but a high LSAT would writing an addendum explaining myself make any difference?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Interesting idea!

@MrSmallANDLoud 6 лет назад

This channel is amazing.

@Blitz6804 5 лет назад

As someone who graduated law school and got nothing to show for it other than being admitted to the bar? I agree... law school is bull****. There was no job available for me when I got out; over 300 resumes out, and no offers. Not even unpaid internships.

@Lauren-fx6hn 5 лет назад

Not in the Netherlands 🙃😭

@HowardRussell2000 5 лет назад

I wonder if that's not intentional as training for the court, where only the verdict matters. There are no bonus points for anything you do in a court that doesn't help you get the verdict you're aiming for. They train you in law school to have that mindset. Only the verdict matters.

@Killzoneguy117 5 лет назад

Yeah really though, it's something I figured out this year, in my second year of law school. Unlike last year, where I tried to read the whole readings for cases, I tried this new thing this year where I briefly skimmed the facts, focused on the actual legal analysises and skipped the "application to this case" section altogether. At the end of the day, the facts of these cases were almost useless on exams with the exception of cases that were supplied to us for the fact that their facts were noteworthy, and most of the exam was on applying the legal analysis.

@justinfrost6482 4 года назад

Objection! Doesn't this just indicate that the 3 years of study is a waste of time? What is the purpose of study (opening up Pandora's Box here) if it's just to get the best score on your final? What counts more in the long run, your final grades or your actual knowledge attained that can be put to use in your 'practice'? In my mind, your final grades gets you the best possible first foot in the door, but does any subsequent employer review or employment opportunity refer to your grades or your work history and performance? That being said, my knowledge in my current profession is all working experience, started from the bottom and worked up from there, by being diligent, hard working, using common sense and being confident in myself.

@Madcapredcap 5 лет назад

0:01 OBJECTION: Say it ain't so, Stone!

@rodneygratz3239 6 лет назад

Best video yet!!!!!

@roguedogx 5 лет назад

I wish engineering worked like that. Pretty much everything counts in ME.

@Rancord123 6 лет назад

Nice video Legal

@neilio05 5 лет назад

I have aspirations to get to law school when I'm out of college. I'm in eighth grade and these videos make me get a sense of like "ooh better study my cases!" and then I remember I'm 13. Also, any tips on how to prepare myself early? I'm already planning on skipping two years of high school through a dual enrollment program junior and senior year. I know i need to take speech and debate and I've been studying latin through google and romance languages for the past 2 years until I can take a real class in high school. There's a local program for teens under 17 to take da training and be on a jury to see what it's like and I've been looking into that for the next 4 years. Anything else I should do to maybe boost my GPA or credit for high school?

@mollynavarro4101 3 года назад

Hello, I have a totally random question, as a nurse who is interested in the law I’m considering law school. So my question is if I take the LSAT and get a decent score should I apply to law school? I keep hearing the term “nurse attorney”, there’s not much information on this. What I do come across is a “medical lawyer”. So my ultimate question is, Should I use my nursing degree/experience and turn it into a legal career? Thank you.

@daddybdpearson1 Год назад

Can you become a lawyer without going to law school, by passing the bar? (I saw the series Suits).

@benmanutd2 5 лет назад

I'm too stupid to realize that until I'm stuck to 2:2 in my final year in England But not anymore in my LLM. I only listen to lectures that matter to my essay/final and the rest of it? Utter bullshit Even though I attended all of them, that's just because I need a place to do my research essay and my crib's too small to have a big enough desk for me

@wheelman1324 5 лет назад

“I am the law” -Judge Dredd

@StarboyXL9 5 лет назад

In your professional opinion counsellor Eagle, would you say that a system where students are required to take 5 different exams, each worth 20% of your grade and spread out over the schooling duration would be a more fair and accurate assessment method? I've always felt that putting 90% value on a single day or examination is an inherently flawed strategy for determining real talent and ability. Everyone can have an off day, but the likelihood of 5 "off-days" over the course of months or years (however long the schooling period is) is incredibly low. P.S. I also need you to convince my parents that I'm not lawyer material :P I've won nearly every argument I've had with nearly every member of my family and they somehow thought this means that I'm cut out to be a lawyer. Just because I'm a contrarian who loves winning arguments and frustrating his opponents in debates doesn't mean I'd do well in law school let alone an actual courtroom, but of course they think being argumentative and goddamn stubborn is all it takes...

@visageliquifier3636 5 лет назад

For all school, read the syllabus.

@Aitonater 6 лет назад

People also inflate how much harder law school is than other careers or degrees. I think it's totally wrong. I found my final high school exams harder than my first year exams in my law degree. Lecturers and professors also totally over estimate course preparation time and underestimate the power of the internet. Of the £300 of Law books I was told to purchase I think I have read some parts of maybe 2? Because the information was so readily available online using the books was much slower unless you needed to iron out the fine detail on a subject. Even in that instance the university library had ample books to assist with. My advice don't buy any law books! even if your lecturer says you need them unless you have to, look for online law resources, check the library, email your lecturer and ONLY then buy the damn expensive book, maybe even get it second hand from a fellow student in the year above.

@rebelliousshyguy6385 6 лет назад

Liam Ait

@czaarek99 5 лет назад

Liam Aiton a

@minimini684 6 лет назад

Think like a lawyer and read the syllabus!

@All-the-Glitter 6 лет назад

Did you have any law school friends who already had families/dependents? What was their experience like? I wasn’t ready for the work straight out of undergrad, but now after some life and work experience I’m considering law school again.

@croc4125 5 лет назад

Can you press charges for gaslighting?

@locustking6433 5 лет назад

It'd be awesome to see an episode of the daredevil tv series on netflix:)

@akashsalve568 6 лет назад

Improving day by day!!!

@NickC1966 5 лет назад

And in what other major is not the same way? Most of what you learn is crap. I am a retired teacher. You know what I learned in college that helped me when I started teaching? Not much. Definitely not my ed classes.

@rubberwoody 6 лет назад

I wonder if this legal eagle guy briefed every case he read. I'm in law school and I don't make comprehensive case briefs for everything. I find them to be a waste of time. I take notes, but I don't do a formally structured brief for everything.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

I did not.

@itsme-pu8bf 5 лет назад

Hey, I'm getting back in school at 26. I plan on fastracking and testing out of classes to hurry through my bachelors. Would graduating law school at 31 or 32 put me ar a significant disadvantage?

@itsme-pu8bf 5 лет назад

@reshi p the scores aren't an issue. My practice exams are coming in around mid-170s. I just don't know if my 8 year age difference is going to slow me down too much

@artkingvie 5 лет назад

Are the basic principals on law, law schools and how to study law similar or even the same in the whole world? For example how to study law in the US as compared to Austria / Japan / Sweden etc.

@KuroNoTenno 5 лет назад

That intro is very motivating.

@mariokarter13 5 лет назад

Only the final matters. Just like the verdict, right?

@OldMate94 6 лет назад

Hey man can you do a breakdown on the defenders series, daredevil series and/or movie please? I wanna know if the lawyer scenes are accurate cheers man

@kylegallo6615 6 лет назад

Just became a 1L last week and have been watching your videos for awhile. What would you suggest studying day to day? I know I should do all my readings but what in the readings should I focus on exactly?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

See the video on the Flipped Case Method.

@croc4125 5 лет назад

Is there a law on the use of the neurophone

@stevesmith8102 6 лет назад

Drinking game: Shot everytime he says "Law school"

@mam162 5 лет назад

That's good advice. But it's still not as good as "be prepared to be up to your ears in debt for the rest of eternity".

@Happygolucky159 6 лет назад

Dear Legaleagle, I LOVE your advice and videos. However, I will be starting law school in the UK ( University of Leeds). Are all your videos still useful to me since I will be getting an LLB instead of a JD?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Yep!

@Adrian-yn4qg 6 лет назад

Quick tip for success on RU-vid. Only the likes matter! Those of us non-lawyer are waiting for the full episode on Suites. I know it's dumb and I know that's kinda bullshit and your content is really good useful and informative, but focus on what really matters will ya.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Got to support my law school homies.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Don't worry though. Tune in next week.

@Adrian-yn4qg 6 лет назад

You provide allot of value to them and a ton of good advice. Also the best name for a channel on RU-vid. I can't believe LegalEagle wasn't taken.

@ElevatedLevetator 5 лет назад

Hey legaleagle, DJ stone here?? hahaha

@inexperiencedknife 5 лет назад

Can you react to "Goliath", an exclusive on Amazon prime video (if you purchase amazon prime shipping you have access to the show)

@mandogwithablog_5663 6 лет назад

Question: what if I’m interested in pursuing a joint degree in grad school (neuroscience PhD and law degree) - given the rigor of law school is it worth it and potential debt? I am not necessarily interested in a law career so much as studying neurolaw and the implications of neuro diseases on the legal system

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Law school is good for becoming a lawyer. Nothing else.

@j.r.mocksly5996 6 лет назад

Hey legaleagle, I have a question from a time I was summoned for jury duty. I forget the exact details of the case, I believe it involved fraud, but at the start of the Jury selection the defense disclosed that his client had previously been accused (and I believe convicted) of something like child molestation. I'm curious: why would he disclose this if it is not relevant to the case, and could this be considered priming or even jury tampering or is it a valid strategy?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

It's complicated.

@j.r.mocksly5996 6 лет назад

LegalEagle was it disclosed perhaps on the basis that they believed jurors would look the guy up or think, "Hey, I recognize him from somewhere..."? The defense also asked the potential jurors if that knowledge would get in the way of an objective evaluation of the case, so I guess it could've just been a tool to evaluate the jurors.

@mattymcsplatty5440 6 лет назад

Love the channel, im not a lawyer of law fan but very interse9 nonetheless. I wonder if u get called harvey dent even though yr not a D.A lolllll

@Silverstiletto 6 лет назад

Several times you have talked about this topic. Law school aside and job placement aside. Do any of these extra activities in law school actually help in the practice of law?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Moot Court, Mock Trial, and Law Review all help in practice to a certain degree. But usually none of those are offered first year, where your grades are the most important. See my video on extra circulars.

@Az90110 6 лет назад

Is this the same for out of country law schools?

@a.39886 5 лет назад

Please react to Fracture (2007 film) with Anthony Hopkins

@kriskobling 6 лет назад

hey how are you .... can you review the court scenes from the george clooney's movie "Intolerable Cruelty" its one hell of a funny court room ...

@qasdf276 6 лет назад

can you talk about Jury Nullification?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

What do you want to know?

@Eric-zh8np 6 лет назад

You should do a Lawyer Reacts video to the law aspect of Better Call Saul. To me it seems more realistic than some of the other law shows, but I could be wrong.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

It's in the hopper.

@petrinafilip96 6 лет назад

Just to add to this, you should also do all the law-related scenes in Netflix Daredevil, especially Punisher's trial.

@voidbg7017 5 лет назад

Sounds like regular school

@susankamunya4540 5 лет назад

How much are finals usually worth?

@KZSoze 6 лет назад

Very true. And one of the stupidest things about law school.

@dutchik5107 6 лет назад

Wouldn't it be possible to ask your professor if you are doing well and are on the correct path? Also issue spotting and the actually understanding parts. Hell yeah. Only way my brain works. Just can't remember a list of words. That's why my languages fail and my science stuff exceeds. I honestly don't know why i am watching this. I am not american and will not go into law school

@mattyallison5424 6 лет назад

Is law school the best way to become a lawyer

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

It's the only way to become a lawyer...

@lindymapendo5891 6 лет назад

Objection. I would say it's the best way to become a lawyer, but depending on the country you're from it might not be the only way. For instance, in China you don't need to go to law school (although it's highly recommended), you just need to pass an exam (equivalent to the bar) and article, regardless of what you studied in university. But law school is the only way in the states.

@iloveeveryone8611 5 лет назад

Lindy Mapendo , you defeated the LegalEagle, welcome to Law School, you are qualified.

@occamsrazor1285 6 лет назад

Are all those books behind you real? As in you use them? Or is it some "Lawyer credence pack" you bought from an infomercial for 4 easy payments of $39.95?

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

It's five payments, actually...

@Darkside007 5 лет назад

TL;DR: Minmax to pass the final exam.

@RemnantRus 6 лет назад

Why do many law students say getting a B or C is bad

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Because it is.

@JCa-pi5sd 6 лет назад

Because commercial exam prep companies convince them that anything under being in the top 10% is bad. That way, they spend a ridiculous amount of money paying for commercial outlines and prep services that don't really help.

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

Because we’re perfectionists. I remember the day I got my first ever Distinction (a 6 as opposed to the 7/High Distinction id always previously gotten). I bawled! And not just over that one grade- that single slight dip in grade meant I’d lost my perfect 7.0 GPA, never to be seen again. Yeah, I still had good grades- definitely good enough to get my Honours, but it wasn’t perfect anymore. It hit me really hard.

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

J. Ca it can’t be that- because we don’t have those here in Australia, yet our law students are just as much perfectionists.

@fridameraz8919 6 лет назад

@@katherinemorelle7115 That recently happened to me. I'm still an undergrad but I had a perfect! GPA. One single class ruined it forever. It was too much to bear, but I guess I'm still alive. But when you're a perfectionist, it is the worst feeling.

@mumenrider1844 6 лет назад

Do sleep eight hours a day? Curious question

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Yes, do sleep. I don't understand your question.

@mumenrider1844 6 лет назад

Doctors say humans need to sleep eight hours per day. But very busy people like law students dont have the luxury of time so they are sleep deprived. Some people i know only sleep three hours. How bout you?

@davidel9466 5 лет назад

You don't get participation trophies in law schools, are you?

@bjbeardse 6 лет назад

SO why the hell do they require a 4 year degree before Law School? Screw that debt!

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

Three year degree.

@alexthomson6430 6 лет назад

yeah 4 years in South Africa

@katherinemorelle7115 6 лет назад

Zero years in Australia- Law is an undergrad here. We do have to get another little “postgrad” plus practical legal training in order to practice- but that’s only 6-12months.

@red_monkey_butt 6 лет назад

If i have good grades but got a 138 on the LSAT, what do you think my chances of admission?

@JCa-pi5sd 6 лет назад

138 is something like the bottom 10%. I'm sure there are law schools that would take you with that score, but they're not schools you'd want to go to unless being a lawyer is literally the only profession in which you could imagine yourself. You'd very likely struggle to get into a school ranked as low as around 140th in the country, and even then there's little to no chance you'd be getting anything in the way of a scholarship. Did you do any prep for the LSAT? If not, consider taking some time to prep for the test (buy books, take prep courses, do loads of practice exams) and take the test again. If your undergrad grades are good, there's no reason you should struggle to get at least in the 150 range on the LSAT, which in combination with a good GPA should get you into a range of good schools and some options concerning scholarships. If you've already done appropriate prep and 138 is an accurate representation of your ability, though, I'd strongly consider finding another path.

@red_monkey_butt 6 лет назад

This was back in 2007 when I took it... I bought a prep book and studied while completing my last semester of undergrad... I couldn't afford a commercial class... i admit i did';t put enough effort that was required plus I just froze on test day... A 3 hour test was grueling.. I never took the test again..I applied to 5 law schools and was rejected by all.Very depressing...

@JCa-pi5sd 6 лет назад

Your first semester of law school will be capped off by 4-5 separate exams that are (likely) at least 3 hours each. One of my first semester finals was six hours. Then you've got similar finals at the end of each semester following that. The bar exam is also typically two full days of exam taking, usually totaling about 12 hours. If you can't do (or do not want to do) high stakes, long exams, then law is absolutely the wrong field for you. But if you're dead set on it, then take a prep course and invest some time into preparing for the exam. Be aware, though, that after a certain number of times, they start to average your LSAT scores together, and that 138 is going to crush you. So you'll only realistically be able to take one or two more shots at raising your score. Point being, make sure you're prepared before you take it again.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

The comments above are harsh, but accurate.

@Primenumber19 6 лет назад

If you are looking for a great lawyer movie to react to check out the verdict staring Paul Newman. Tour de force acting by Newman.

@elizataylor1726 5 лет назад

Just me or does this guy look like Ryan Reynolds?

@noticias6111 4 года назад

..and maybe the voice as well.

@danielsjohnson 5 лет назад

But doesn't the homework indirectly help you on the final by you practicing whatever law concepts you learned that day in class or from a casebook?

@silverfox2358 5 лет назад

Sounds like law school is a no go for people with dyslexia unless they are in prison and calling the shots on their case LOL :D

@supershottyproblems 6 лет назад

man and here i thought my lit degree was a joke

@hottrubbish 6 лет назад

Would you recommend law school for someone who may not want to be an attorney? Being an attorney does not appeal to me per se, however, critical race theory and legal scholarship do. For context, I am a junior in college studying social/political theory and ethnic studies.

@LegalEagle 6 лет назад

No. There are cheaper/better ways to study those subjects.