Rant about the Evil LSAT

[Boam46]

My dad is an attorney in New Jersey, and NJ only has public defenders for capital cases - so the attornies in the state get to do pro bono work for indigent criminals (works out well for the criminals because in many cases, they end up with a better attorney)... Some of the cases that he gets are ...uhh.. interesting... He's mentioned some of them - and all I could think was why did you get the guy off - throw his ass in jail... and let it rot there...

That's the exact reason I could never be a defense attorney...

 

[slimmom]

My dad is an attorney in New Jersey, and NJ only has public defenders for capital cases - so the attornies in the state get to do pro bono work for indigent criminals (works out well for the criminals because in many cases, they end up with a better attorney)... Some of the cases that he gets are ...uhh.. interesting... He's mentioned some of them - and all I could think was why did you get the guy off - throw his ass in jail... and let it rot there...

That's where I come in . . . all of my clients have already been convicted and are rotting in jail. Trust me, I don't do it for the clients themselves, I do it for the fairness of the process. Actually, these days I do it for the good health benefits, the casual environment and most especially the flexible hours. . .

 

[slimmom]

Thanks soo much. I think I really am just psyching myself out. Studying alone really makes me feel all alone in it. You really have no idea how much better you have made me feel =0)

Good! I'm glad! You're in this for your own goals, forget everyone else!

 

[Boam46]

That's where I come in . . . all of my clients have already been convicted and are rotting in jail. Trust me, I don't do it for the clients themselves, I do it for the fairness of the process. Actually, these days I do it for the good health benefits, the casual environment and most especially the flexible hours. . .

Doing it for the process is a good point. There are many flaws in the process and the process is violated quite often. The flexible hours must be great!