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Picking classes: a balancing act

[Human rights, terrorism, conflict, governments, structures], but I wanted to keep an open mind and just see what I found interesting.

When I came to law school, I had dreams of taking classes in things like immigration, comparative law, capital punishment, and free speech.

Those things are still being offered, and yet here’s what I found myself drawn to:

Criminal Procedure: Prosecution [ this class, Crim Pro: Investigation, or a Con II class are required to graduate ] Wills and Estates Professional Responsibility [required to graduate] Mediation Federal Income Tax

Not exactly glamorous stuff, huh? I mean, Federal Income Tax…or Capital Punishment? On the face of things, you’d think the second one would win.  Here’s what happened:

I have no idea what I want to practice when I graduate [for now].  Let’s just get that out there.  I haven’t been exposed to an area of law I can’t stand [yet].  Are there things that are harder for me than others? Sure.  I highly doubt, judging by my Torts grade, that anybody will let me practice personal injury law any time soon.  Yet, that doesn’t mean I didn’t find it interesting.  This semester, my favorite class is Property [edit: that class ties with ADR.  See below.].  The “real-world” exposure to the law that I’ve had has been in the realm of property, and I’ve found that stuff to be fascinating.  The pro bono work I did over the break dealt with wills [drafting, interviewing clients], and I did intake last Saturday for clients who are having issues with title.  This semester, my practice memo for my research and writing class was on a wills issue [testamentary capacity and insane delusions] and I enjoyed the research for that.  So, it follows that I’ve decided to take Wills and Estates and see if I’m actually interested in this stuff.

Criminal Procedure? Well, I haven’t ruled out that career path either.  I had a second round interview with the Travis County DA’s Office and almost ended up there this summer.  The areas they would have had me work in were equally fascinating.  Given that interest and exposure, and the practicality of the course, Crim Pro seemed like a good idea too.

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