Law School Update

I am in my last two months of law school and have been persnally reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of my education. Law school does a great job of teaching the law. On the other hand, it does a horrible job at teaching the pratical side of the law. There was a client that another student had yesterday, who had so much emotion that she could not get the story she was telling out acurately. The clerk ho was helping her was more concerned about the clients well being than getting the facts. Compassion is great, but not at the expense of missing information. The number one job of a legal office is to perform the task at hand. A legal office is not a therapy session. The duty of a lawyer is to find the facts and advocate for the client. I will ensure that my staff is compassionate when I have my own legal office, but not at the expense of knowing the case.

Day in Court

I was successful in court, my client is now divorced. I had to do a "prove up", which means that I explain to the court what it is that we are asking for. Then the judge asks questions, and I answer what  can on behalf of the client. The judge then makes sure that the client understands exactly what is happening and will be the result of his order. Finally, he orders the divorce. I then take the file to the clerk to get a certified copy so that my client can get her name changed back to her maden name.

It was very difficult to remain calm and have a stoic face to hide the nerves and excitement of doing my first divorce. The advantage of this client for my first divorce was that she was already seperated and the divorce was already in place in everything but legal nature. Therefore, myclient was not as emotional as some people who are getting divorced might have been. This was a great experience for my first divorce. My next major legal step is going to be depositions of officers of a corporation. Thanks for reading and I look forward to telling you more about my legal experiences.