NorthDallas40
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so I get as a lawyer you are always trying to present things in the best light for your client (eg. the charge: you filed to have a vote on Monday when the reality is he had to put in a placeholder incase Ford decided not to testify or respond) but are you also trained (forgive the term) to get out of that mode when you aren't representing a client? Kinda like the football players don't know how to turn it off when they are off the field.
Does law school have sessions on that balance or is it all about how to be the best at your particular part of the law.
Very few classes in law school are actually about the day to day practice of law. Most of the classes are purely substantive (con law, evidence, torts, copyright, Crim pro, civ pro, etc). Your second and third years you can take more practice-based courses, even do practicums, but most of the actual actual practice of law is picked up on the job.