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gabutnotredneck1 karma

I'm a recent LS grad kicking himself he didn't go into IT. Is legal tech a feasible goal for someone who is tech savy/inclined but not much in the way of tech experience?

gabutnotredneck1 karma

This is spot on. People always yammer on about how to do well 1L year/law school, assuming a law exam is some practice in critical thinking and showing how enlightened of a legal mind one has. That is mostly false for most law exams, instead being more of a function of essay length and how many points you can rack up.

With the sheer volume of information/facts/cases one must deal with I kick myself that I did not use this type of approach more effectively. I tried 1L doing flashcards on computer but it simply took up too much time with 5 substantive exams each semester. For most smart students (ie at at top tier law school) the exams are just a big memory exercise, especially on closed book issue spotters (all of my exams fml).