On Glass City Jungle a post stated that Lucas County and Toledo Muni prosecutors are EXCLUSIVELY the bottom of their law school glasses. Here is my response.
TPDBlue - Your speaking out of your ass, and just like you are offended by generalizations about COPS, you should know better.
“The Prosecutors in Lucas County Common Pleas Court and Toledo Municipal Court are exclusively bottom of their Law School class graduates.” First, not true. Secondly;
Law school class rank has little to do with a lawyer’s ability to interpret, apply, and argue the law, especially criminal law. Why do top class graduates get recruited by large firms, because civil, transactional, and contract law all REQUIRE massive research and writing hours. Those “top of the class” newbie lawyers won’t see a courtroom, interview a witness, or speak to a judge (let alone try a case) for YEARS.
The criminal law does not GENERALLY, have a large research component, but forces a new lawyer to do the groundwork, and actually apply the law on his or her feet. Give me a logical, common sense, dedicated, practical lawyer with some life experience and street sense over a law school valedictorian any day.
The A-Hole.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
GPA vs. Guts
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I can't disagree with you on this one. There is a certain amount of prestige that comes with the higher rankings but when it comes down to the actual ability to do the job, GPA is not a true indicator of someone's ability.
Speaking as a second year law student at UT I have to completely agree with you. GPA is a good indication of someone's ability to completely dedicate themselves to their work, not necessarily there intelligence and ability as an attorney.
As a third year law student at UT, I have seen many people who do a much better job than I at taking a four hour exam...but few can argue better than I can (toot, toot).
GPA in lawschool is also heavily affected by the "curve"; where a person might get 10 points less than their classmate, but get two letter grades lower because of "clumping" on the curve.
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