michiganfan
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From someone who has been doing it for 21 years just keep a good sense of humor and never forget that it sure beats working for a living. And by the way you can't win them all. Lastly law school ain't nothing like the real world.
I passed the CO bar exam!!
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jimpeel
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Congratulations! Now if we can get you to specialize in Second Amendment law!
justice4all
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To answer some of the questions:
1. I'm associated with a small general civil practice law firm, and for a while I'll be helping out in all areas.
2. The bar exam is a grueling ordeal, in terms of the studying, the actual test itself, and the nerve-wracking wait for the results. As far as studying, I treated it not as a pass/fail exam, but as a regular exam, where I was trying to get the highest score possible. I did the Bar/Bri homestudy course, so I could go over things I didn't understand that well as often as necessary. I did PMBR, which really helps for the Multistate. And I did lots of practice questions, both essay and multiple choice. The exam is very passable, but you've got to show the exam a lot of respect.
3. Law school teaches you a lot about "Constitutional Law," but if you're a Libertarian/Conservative, it mainly pisses you off to learn how the Framers' vision has been corrupted.
Finally, it's not true that you have to agree with your professors to do well, at least not in law school. There's usually only one exam per course per semester, and the only identifier is a randomly assigned number, so the profs don't know whose exam they are grading. I was an out-spoken Libertarian at CU Boulder, and I ended up in the top ten percent of my class. But I also have a Master's, and in that program, one's philosophy was graded by several of the profs. Even so, you should speak your mind. They're just grades.
1. I'm associated with a small general civil practice law firm, and for a while I'll be helping out in all areas.
2. The bar exam is a grueling ordeal, in terms of the studying, the actual test itself, and the nerve-wracking wait for the results. As far as studying, I treated it not as a pass/fail exam, but as a regular exam, where I was trying to get the highest score possible. I did the Bar/Bri homestudy course, so I could go over things I didn't understand that well as often as necessary. I did PMBR, which really helps for the Multistate. And I did lots of practice questions, both essay and multiple choice. The exam is very passable, but you've got to show the exam a lot of respect.
3. Law school teaches you a lot about "Constitutional Law," but if you're a Libertarian/Conservative, it mainly pisses you off to learn how the Framers' vision has been corrupted.
Finally, it's not true that you have to agree with your professors to do well, at least not in law school. There's usually only one exam per course per semester, and the only identifier is a randomly assigned number, so the profs don't know whose exam they are grading. I was an out-spoken Libertarian at CU Boulder, and I ended up in the top ten percent of my class. But I also have a Master's, and in that program, one's philosophy was graded by several of the profs. Even so, you should speak your mind. They're just grades.
spartacus2002
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How many subjects on the CO bar exam? My bar had 27 
Congrats on passing the bar! VERY painful experience that I never want to do again.
Now your education really begins. Start reading everything you can on the founding of America, the common-law history before the Constitution, etc. If you're already a libertarian in philosophy, you're off to a good start
Spartacus
Congrats on passing the bar! VERY painful experience that I never want to do again.
Now your education really begins. Start reading everything you can on the founding of America, the common-law history before the Constitution, etc. If you're already a libertarian in philosophy, you're off to a good start
Spartacus
Ashendale
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Congratulations!
Please don't entertain frivolous lawsuits. (especially against doctors) heh heh
Ian
Please don't entertain frivolous lawsuits. (especially against doctors) heh heh
Ian
atek3
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Libertarian Lawyer with a Love of Liberty? Send your resume to the Institute for Justice, http://ij.org/index.shtml
they are hella bad.
atek3
they are hella bad.
atek3
jthuang
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Congrats! Being a lawyer isn't as bad as some make it out to be, although you will have to endure lawyer jokes from your friends and family from now until the end of your days.
The_Antibubba
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I won't have to worry about my libertarian beliefs
The law school I'm attending has a Bounty Hunter as one of it's founders and deans!
The law school I'm attending has a Bounty Hunter as one of it's founders and deans!
RustyHammer
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What would happen if you lock a zombie in a room full of lawyers?
He would starve to death.
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What do you call a lawyer with an I.Q. of 50?
Senator.
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What do you call a lawyer gone bad?
"Your honor."
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What do you call a smiling, sober, courteous person at a bar association convention?
The caterer.
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What does it mean when a lawyer tells his clients he has a sliding fee schedule?
It means that after you pay his bill, it's financially hard to get back on your feet.
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If a lawyer and an IRS agent were both drowning, and you could only save one of them, would you go to lunch or read the paper?
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What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
A good start!
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Why do they bury lawyers twelve feet deep?
Because deep down, they are really good guys.
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Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
Professional courtesy.
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What do you have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A shortage of sand.
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How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
Cut the rope.
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Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
Answer #1: Take your foot off his head.
Answer #2: No? Good!
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What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a shame")?
When a busload of lawyers goes off a cliff.
What is the definition of a "crying shame"?
There was an empty seat.
***** WELCOME ABOARD *****
He would starve to death.
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What do you call a lawyer with an I.Q. of 50?
Senator.
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What do you call a lawyer gone bad?
"Your honor."
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What do you call a smiling, sober, courteous person at a bar association convention?
The caterer.
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What does it mean when a lawyer tells his clients he has a sliding fee schedule?
It means that after you pay his bill, it's financially hard to get back on your feet.
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If a lawyer and an IRS agent were both drowning, and you could only save one of them, would you go to lunch or read the paper?
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What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
A good start!
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Why do they bury lawyers twelve feet deep?
Because deep down, they are really good guys.
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Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
Professional courtesy.
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What do you have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A shortage of sand.
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How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
Cut the rope.
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Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
Answer #1: Take your foot off his head.
Answer #2: No? Good!
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What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a shame")?
When a busload of lawyers goes off a cliff.
What is the definition of a "crying shame"?
There was an empty seat.
***** WELCOME ABOARD *****
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