law school
Future lawyers' institution
Law school is a graduate program training students to become lawyers.
In the United States, it typically requires three years of study after completing a bachelor's degree, culminating in a Juris Doctor (J.D.).
She's in her second year of law school.
The term also refers to the institution itself: Harvard Law School.
Legal school admission exam
- admissionsActs of letting in
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- casebooksCompiled legal precedent collections
- Socratic methodTeaching by strategic questioning
cold calls · briefing · outlines · study group · moot court · legal writing · legal research · torts
Licensure test for attorneys
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- firmSolid or resolute
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- associateConnect mentally or socially
summer associate · public interest · prosecutor · public defender · in-house counsel · BigLaw · networking · job placement
Licensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
litigator · counsel · paralegal · judge · magistrate · judiciary · legal profession · ethics
One who fires artillery
- reading assignmentsDesignated material to study
- libraryBook collection or building
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
rankings · prestige · debt · burnout · networking events
Doctrine explaining law's foundations
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- legal reasoningLogic applied to cases
LSAT
Legal school admission exam
- admissionsActs of letting in
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- casebooksCompiled legal precedent collections
Socratic method · cold calls · briefing · outlines · study group · moot court · legal writing · legal research · torts · contracts
bar exam
Licensure test for attorneys
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- firmSolid or resolute
- partnershipShared business arrangement
associate · summer associate · public interest · prosecutor · public defender · in-house counsel · BigLaw · networking · job placement · practice areas
attorney
Licensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
advocate · litigator · counsel · paralegal · judge · magistrate · judiciary · legal profession · ethics · client
gunner
One who fires artillery
- reading assignmentsDesignated material to study
- libraryBook collection or building
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
competition · rankings · prestige · debt · burnout · networking events
legal theory
Doctrine explaining law's foundations
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, scholarship
- graduate schoolsPhD program, masters program, MBA program, MD program, doctoral program
- law school1L, first year, JD, JD degree, LLM
- legal educationmoot court, legal training, LLM, JD, legal writing
- professional educationcontinuing education, professional development, professional courses, professional degrees, vocational college
law schoolmedical school
Physician training institution
business school · divinity school · engineering school · art school · nursing school
law schoolundergraduate education
University before advanced degrees
college · high school · elementary school · kindergarten · law practice
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