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Originally Posted by Kalashnikov47  Also, for those who are saying "law school is easy because all exams are open-book", can I just say: stop misleading people. Open-book exams do not mean exams are study-free, and in fact since exams are open-book, you are expected to learn beyond the content of your textbook, that is to say, to learn how to apply the law rather than mere knowing the law. One of my seminar leader actually said what they are looking for in the exam is not the how much case or statutory provisions you can memorise, but how well you can grasp the legal concept and apply it in given cases.
So law school is hard, but I think it is rewarding. |
People weren't saying it was easy because its open book, they were illustrating that open book means the exam is focused more on the skills than the content. Yes the content is important, and yes you need to know your stuff quite well but you don't have to memorise everything. You wont have time to read through the textbook too much, but it is there as a back up.