Sep 28, 2015
Today we are talking about one important facet of your law school experience - learning to argue like a lawyer. From class to court, it's all basically the same.
So, what do Lawyers argue about? Some combination of:
- The Facts
- The Law
- Policy
In this episode we discuss:
- Examples of the types of arguments you will find in law school
- How to argue like a lawyer
- Why law students struggle with the concept of ambiguity
- The importance of reading cases carefully
- Why law students struggle when trying to argue about the law
- Policy arguments and why they can be the most confusing type of argument
- How professors handle policy arguments
- What types of arguments will you see on exams and strategies for mastering them
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Thanks for listening! Good luck in law school.
Alison & Lee