tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post6674854883855217846..comments2024-03-28T07:00:11.853-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: On Lawyers, GenerallyPawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-72339819181282341222012-07-19T14:09:40.928-05:002012-07-19T14:09:40.928-05:00Speaking as a recent law school drop out, you make...Speaking as a recent law school drop out, you make some very valid points. There was a time when you could apprentice under a practicing attorney and study to pass the bar under that person's tutelage. It was called "being read into the law".Daddy Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386749814126280114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-83260016822275458612012-07-19T07:25:22.381-05:002012-07-19T07:25:22.381-05:00One difference between plumbers and lawyers is tha...One difference between plumbers and lawyers is that, in most places, you can work as a plumber without joining the "union". Therefore the plumbers cartel is less powerful and the lawyers cartel. The result is that plumbers must put the interests of their clients first, lawyers often do not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897376947885003218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-64239177965512865132012-07-18T20:34:55.054-05:002012-07-18T20:34:55.054-05:00Oh, hell, NFO, based on what I've read about t...Oh, hell, NFO, based on what I've read about that hassle of passing the bar, the schools aren't even teaching them what they need to know. Teach the damned test and they'll pass the bar in three months.<br /><br />I'd bet that if I could have the test and a platoon of good NCOs, I could have most of them ready to pass the bar exam in six months.Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-67666108506430022742012-07-18T20:28:08.464-05:002012-07-18T20:28:08.464-05:00But...but... that might mean they would actually L...But...but... that might mean they would actually LEARN practical stuff and not just regurgitate the pap from the law schools...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com