professionalism blog: Feeling Unprepared
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The results of the latest survey demonstrate that 85% of our respondents feel as though their law school education did not prepare them for private practice.
Navigating office politics, understanding the relevance of the billable hour, learning the cost and value of legal services -- none of these essential issues involved in private practice success were ever addressed in my law school education. Were they in yours?
Beyond practice skills, taught in clinics and legal writing, practical private practice skills need to be addressed in law schools. We can't pretend that the law is a purely academic endeavor.
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