Do I have to READ A LOT in law school????

Question

or is normal reading???

Answer 1

Yes, there is a lot of reading while in law school and in the practice of the profession.

In addition to the volume, the text is also very dense since most people are not accustomed to reading cases when they first start off law school. I know many people, especially during their first year of law school, read cases over and over before they comprehend the text. I can even remember some people, including myself, having Black's law dictionary next to me while reading the first couple of weeks of being a 1L (1st year law student).

Additionally, you cannot skip on the readings like many students do during undergrad because the socratic method is predominately used in 1L classes. If you skip out on the readings, you WILL be embarrased by the professors. My contracts professor even yelled at a student in my class during class time in front of all the other students because he didn't read the case. Don't worry though, the professors, at least at my school, become more relaxed and lenient about this after the first year.

However, the reading gets much easier after the first year even though the amount of reading required increases because you become accustomed to the reading. The reading becomes easier to comprehend because you know what to look for and understand how cases are laid out.

In the first year of law school, the majority of law students brief cases so that they are prepared to be called on. Briefing cases usually mean that the student lays out the (1) facts, (2) procedural posture, (3) holding, and (4) premise for the holding.

Answer 2

There is a huge amount of reading in law school, which is why most law schools are interested in applicants who have taken majors which required heavy reading as undergrads. This isn't just busy work; you need to read a lot as an attorney too, so if you aren't into that, this may not be the right career for you.

Answer 3

There is a lot of reading involved in Law School. Think of it this way bro, if you had to hire an attorney for whatever reason or another. Would you want one that read everything and picked it apart to help you out with your case or an attorney that didn't read anything and caused you to lose your case based on his laziness? Just food for thought man.

Answer 4

Yes, so if you do not like to read you better find another profession. You know what else? After you get out of law school and you pass your bar you get to still read A LOT.

Answer 5

yes you do.
It's not normal reading.
You will have have assignments based on court cases.
It's a different type of reading but it is really interesting.
Depending on the school you attend will depend on the approach they take to lectures you obviously will have to attend.
In the UK many universities take the factual approach regarding delivering lectures.
In some American law schools they take the Socratic approach, which involves asking a question which you will have to do a lot of reading around each case to answer the question.
Good luck.

Answer 6

Depends what you mean by normal. It's not necessarily a lot in volume, but it is very HEAVY reading. That means that if you don't have good comprehension of complicated material, you will have to read it extremely slowly, and probably multiple times, in order to understand it.

Answer 7

Yes, and it is good training for the work of a lawyer.

Answer 8

Well duh! You'll be reading case after case....needing to know almost every detail about every case at the drop of a hat....so lots of reading