also wot personal and transferable skills can you gain, if any??
2006-11-20 08:33:43 · 10 answers · asked by I am not afraid!! 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Rejection from elitist law firms;
Paying massive amounts of debt for the next 30 years;
Having your profession ridiculed and spat upon regularly,
etc.
2006-11-20 08:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by C = JD 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the better question is what academic skills do you need in order to get a law degree? Excellent language skills; reading, writing and oral presentation. Excellent organization skills to keep up with the multiple demands of cases and subject matters. The ability to read people to know when they are forthcoming and when not giving full disclosure. The ability to think on your feet, to change a presentation on the fly due to new circumstances or situations becoming apparent.
I wouldn't go to law school to gain a skill but rather to enhance and utilize a skill I already possess.
Best wishes.
2006-11-20 16:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You develop good analytical and reasoning skills, a good memory, an ability to see things from several points of view, an orderly and organised mind, an ability to argue a point and a wide vocabulary. These are all personal skills which you can transfer to an enormous range of other careers even if you decide not to go into private practice or even work as an employed lawyer.
2006-11-20 17:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, a law degree is just like any other degree. You will have the study skills, essay writing, research, social and drinking skills of any other student on any other course.
2006-11-20 16:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by liz d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the main thing it teaches is logical, cohesive thought. It should also improve your memory, although your memory will have to be pretty decent in the first place to give it a go...
As for personal skills, I think you learn to listen constructively. After all, if you don't hear what people are saying to you, you can't build a case.
Who knows? You may even learn how to spell "what".
2006-11-20 16:46:03 · answer #5 · answered by Suzyshoes 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Writing, research, oral argument/presentation....
And a general ability to reason from premise to conclusion, using facts and authority to support your argument. All useful in general.
2006-11-20 16:41:27 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I imagine you would be able to construct a coherent sentence by the end of your degree.
2006-11-20 16:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by strawberri_shortcake 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills... Companies only want staff who have great skills.
2006-11-20 16:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
logic and proving that something perfect is full of defects.
2006-11-20 17:22:33 · answer #9 · answered by SCULPTURIST 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO WAY TO ANSWER THIS.
SAY FUND RASING AND POLITICS..
2006-11-20 16:36:48 · answer #10 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋