Legal Commentary

Over at Legal Profession Blog (my home base), Bill Henderson gives his impressions of the solo and small firm practice meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Here's a sample of Bill's take on the relationship of law school education to the "touchstones" of small firm practice:

Indeed, with the large tilt in law schools toward professors with large law firm experience--and virtually all as associates rather than equity partners--it is likely that we law professors undervalue the importance of commonsense and practical judgment in building a successful career.  (How many of us could meet a payroll twice a month?  What a daunting prospect!) Law schools supposedly teach students how to think like a lawyer, but this often takes the form of an appellate lawyer who manipulates the law under a fixed set of facts--with the most proficient having a shot at becoming a law professor. But in my observation, this is a extremely truncated view of how lawyers add value to clients and ultimately earn a living.

As Larry Solum says, check it out!