101 Things I Learned® in Law School

integrity of the system is more important than the truth of one case.

As it could not be shown that the parties had agreed to the same thing, there was no meeting of the minds and therefore no binding contract. The court ruled that Wichelhaus did not have to pay for the cotton.

Intent is the resolution to commit a crime.

Rationality provides logical justification for a position, while passion provides a human connection to it. Both are needed to advance an argument; an abundance of one will

Writing effectively isn’t recording the argument one wishes to make; it is a process of discovering what one’s argument needs to be. Through writing, thinking, researching, rewriting, rethinking, and rewriting again, an argument is discovered and clarified.

Discrepancies between federal and state laws can present ethical dilemmas for a lawyer. State ethics rules for lawyers typically prohibit advising a client to violate the laws of the United States. But by advising a cannabis producer how to legally run his farm under state law, a lawyer may be advising the farmer to engage in criminal activity unde

Begin and end every argument or talking point with the thing you most want the listener to note or remember.

Whether working from good or bad facts, or good or bad law, students need to show they can use their resources to convincingly support or refute a position.

Even if others act poorly, you cannot use it as a reason to act poorly yourself.