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Welcome to Law School

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The Problems With Law School

Law school is hyper focused on jurisprudence, says Michael Wood. In most classes the emphasis on historical and political context is often missing. Law schools hold themselves out as teaching you a form of analysis writing. But built into how to think are a bunch of ethical and political presuppositions that go largely unchallenged. The principled lawyer must follow the legal rule wherever it takes them - even if they're manifestly unfair.

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