tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post113399012658573691..comments2023-10-25T00:54:05.329-07:00Comments on Law Career Blog: Law Firm Training ReduxGregory W. Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1514716605866643692009-01-20T05:57:00.000-08:002009-01-20T05:57:00.000-08:00Would "annoymous" be a corporate lawyer by any cha...Would "annoymous" be a corporate lawyer by any chance? They are usually the ones that believe they already know everything and do not require training. However, he/she is absolutely correct - one method of learning is through trial and error - the point of learning in a training environment is that you can learn without doing any damage unlike the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145046640355749392006-04-14T13:30:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:30:00.000-07:00You should check out my other posts on this blog. ...You should check out my other posts on this blog. I practiced for 10 years, and I did not leave practice because I hated it.<BR/><BR/>In addition, I work just as many hours as a law professor as I did in practice. You can value that work or not, as you see fit--but the point is that teaching, when properly done, is not a working vacation. It is, on the other hand, incredibly rewarding (and I think important) to teach and to research about problems with the law and possible solutions to those problems. <BR/><BR/>The problem with eliminating law school is that it is not just a trade school, nor should it be. Again, check out my other posts on this. And thanks for reading.Gregory W. Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793221328956712830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1145041980050041802006-04-14T12:13:00.000-07:002006-04-14T12:13:00.000-07:00It's amusing to hear a law school professor compla...It's amusing to hear a law school professor complaining that law firms don't train their associates. Guess what? that's how things work in the real world. You learn through a process of trial & error and just sheer hard knocks. <BR/><BR/>Law schools in my opinion are the real problem. Too many professors are like you - they left practice because they hated to deal with these real world realities. <BR/><BR/>My experience in law school showed me that most professor's would spend endless amounts of time discussing topics that were totally divorced from real world realities. Instead, we'd be subjected to mind-numbling boring discussions of esoteric law review articles written by either them or their colleagues. <BR/><BR/>Law school should be reduced to one year, with the second year dedicated to a practicum. the third year should be eliminated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502518.post-1134174337611497092005-12-09T16:25:00.000-08:002005-12-09T16:25:00.000-08:00This is a terrific post. A lot these firms remind...This is a terrific post. A lot these firms remind me of what George Orwell had in mind when he wrote 1984. The constant platitudes, the periodic re-inventions of the wheel, the on-going law school bashing -- it's almost as if all big firms have hired the same marketing and management firms. How else could all firms "value work and family," or "care about mentoring," or "seek to develop professional skills"? <BR/><BR/>I'm just waiting for one of these firms to call itself "Oceania"!Michael McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783838996545763131noreply@blogger.com