All you wanna be lawyers... (2 Viewers)

[paper cup]

wow, that's pretty noble. Good on you.

i'm going for law because of the importance of it. What you say will impact a man's freedom. Gotta love that feeling of power

lol sssuuurrre Jago. don't lie, you want the chicks in suits!
I want law because I want to work for the govt, and arts don't do much to enhance your standing career wise.

 

[freaked!]

The average jail sentence for women who commit serious abuse is also higher then for men... somehting about going against nurturing instinc..shouldn't men have it too.
p.s. wouldn't it be nice if the arts were a decent career path, that involved some kind of future

 

[Kujah]

omg i once did workplacement at sydney a law court



i think lawyers are starting to go out of fashion

Why's that?

 

[S1M0]

People that i know who want to be lawyers tend to be the type of people who are stuck-up, who try to assert themselves as better than other people, and to be quite honest, i hate those kind of people.

On the other hand, there are people that i have known who are the kindest, nicest guys you could possibly ever hope to meet, who are lawyers.

But people who want to do law and studying for their HSC are all stuck-up, greedy (they're doin' it for the money), pretenious idiots. Based on my experience with these people of course.

 

[Kujah]

why is what? law going out of fashion?

:uhhuh:

 

[S1M0]

Oh, and another thing.

How is it that you have to be "smart" in order to do law? Isn't it just basically memorising and public speaking? I know plently of idiots who can do both fairly well.

 

[cs01001]

Nah, you gotta know the stuff back to front before you can start memorizing and BSing

People tell me law is boring...

 

[Kujah]

We all do, don't we?

What's the UAI needed again for a Combined Law degree?

 

[cs01001]

Fuck, last message before I go. It is 99.55+

Gonna check out the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in harbour later

 

[Faytle]

My sister is doing her first year of Law/Arts atm at UNSW. From what I can see, there's a crapload of reading.

 

[watatank]

My sister is doing her first year of Law/Arts atm at UNSW. From what I can see, there's a crapload of reading.

oh there is. i know a fair few of first year law students, they always complain how much reading there is lol. they all hate law lol.

 

[cccclaire]

I used to be interested in law, but we went on an excursion to the downing centre or something last year. God it was so boring.

 

[sle3pe3bumz]

ahaha omg I wana see the USS Kitty Hawk ! I can't believe it's named that .. [ long story ]

humglish stated why she wanted to do it .. but like is that all thats good about it ? Is there like any passion or interest for the job or is it all just money and status ?

 

[cccclaire]

I used to think I'd be good at it because I like arguing and proving people wrong and stuff.
But I'd get so sick of it, on the excursion they spent like 3 hours debating the meaning of one word.

 

[sle3pe3bumz]

I used to think I'd be good at it because I like arguing and proving people wrong and stuff.
But I'd get so sick of it, on the excursion they spent like 3 hours debating the meaning of one word.

That's kinda what I mean. Like it sounds like such a tedious and boring job, but I think that I may be wrong. What's the real deal behind it ? Is there something that really is interesting about being a lawyer ?

 

[Kujah]

That's kinda what I mean. Like it sounds like such a tedious and boring job, but I think that I may be wrong. What's the real deal behind it ? Is there something that really is interesting about being a lawyer ?

Maybe $$$? But there are genuine people out there who are passionate about the law and upholding justice

 

[Jachie]

I reckon being a barrister would be tops. all you do is harrass witnesses, backchat fuckers and yell "OBJECTION!" whenever you're bored.

 

[Conspirocy]

That's kinda what I mean. Like it sounds like such a tedious and boring job, but I think that I may be wrong. What's the real deal behind it ? Is there something that really is interesting about being a lawyer ?

i dont know about you guys, but i think the most interesting thing about law would be finding the cracks in the system...the real technical nitty gritty stuff that might seem unfair but causes an outcome to change.


ive only done some business law for accounting, but clearly its fun to be able to honestly win on a point of law. A lot of law students dont have that kind of mentality, which is probably a good thing, but if I was to study law that would totally be the reason for me. Being able to stick it to someone on a technical issue.

 

[simonloo]

People that i know who want to be lawyers tend to be the type of people who are stuck-up, who try to assert themselves as better than other people, and to be quite honest, i hate those kind of people.

On the other hand, there are people that i have known who are the kindest, nicest guys you could possibly ever hope to meet, who are lawyers.

But people who want to do law and studying for their HSC are all stuck-up, greedy (they're doin' it for the money), pretenious idiots. Based on my experience with these people of course.

You don't know a lot of people do you?

 

[melsc]

Oh, and another thing.

How is it that you have to be "smart" in order to do law? Isn't it just basically memorising and public speaking? I know plently of idiots who can do both fairly well.

You have a very superificial view of law , take it from someone who studies it. Law has nothing to do with memorising, you will always have access to legislation and cases. Our exams are generally open book because you CANT memorise it all. Each case is different in law, its about UNDERSTANDING and APPLYING the law. I have seen many who are excellent at memorising fail because they don't understand it. You don't have to be super intelligent (which is a stupid measure anyway since there are many types of intelligence imo) it requires commitment, good English and comprehensions, an open mind, willingness to question things and critical thinking. The UAI does not reflect the required intelligence, its the demand. It has been said a UAI of 80 is sufficient enough 'intelligence' for law. However law apptitude is not reflected by a number, I know people with ,70 UAI who do well, it requires certain skills and abliltities.