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>		Ash, I think your question is apt. But I think there's a lot of important subquestions. My understanding is that quality of training varies by firm, practice group, and partner. I think different legal fields also probably have different dynamics as far as the usefulness of firm training.

I think Moglen's ideal of a lawyer is definitely a more entrepreneurial spirit than the law school here trains us to be. The debt model of financing, the lack of feedback, and the emphasis on high-stakes, drill and kill evaluations work against developing our practice, I think. Not to mention the numbers-driven law school admission process which screens out the people like that student who got As in things he loved, did his own research and neglected other courses.

However, I did find LCS provided a helpful way to talk and think about this stuff. I don't know if you saw the LawContempSocSoc page a few weeks ago, but some of will be meeting in August to keep the conversation going. You, and anyone else interested, should come.

-- DevinMcDougall - 24 Jul 2010

 
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