preparing for the bar exam
It's Kind of Like The Sixth Sense, Only Instead of Seeing Dead People, I See Lawsuits Waiting To Happen
The Bar Exam is in two weeks (!) and this week I began to re-study torts. (For all you non-lawyers, a “tort” is a wrong for which the law provides a remedy). This was my best subject in law school, so I don’t think I’ll spend too much time on it. I don’t know why, but torts come naturally to me. Which is why part of me can’t help but feel that I was born to sue people. Sometimes I kind of feel like the sixth sense kid, only instead of seeing dead people, I see lawsuits waiting to happen.
Yes, I know a lot of people feel that America has become too litigious, and a lot of special interest groups have convinced many Americans that there is a lawsuit “epidemic” going on in the country right now—they ALWAYS use that word, “epidemic.” All I can say to all those people perpetuating that lie is, wait until YOU get hit by a drunk driver, wait until YOUR mother slips on the unsalted Wal-Mart driveway, wait until YOUR kid child is sucked into your neighbor’s pool’s filtration system.
My dad always says, “Everybody hates lawyers, until they need one.”
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I often use to find myself
I often use to find myself doing the same thing. Even just crossing the street could result in me considering the possible legal implications ... "it will be your fault if you hit me, buddy!" So I kind of know where you are coming from. Law does give you a warped world view.
But having read part way through your book and considering that you just graduated law school, I am geting a little bit worried for you. Take a vacation and ease off the law stuff, eh?
Hi Counselor
Hi Counselor Michelle,
Yes, I plan to do that.