You ought to remember that it s not your co student s choice, it s not your parents choice, its your choice as to where you want to fit in this profession. This of course is only the starting point of what will be a 30 or 40 year experience in the profession. We are committed to help you be effective in the profession as it will exist throughout your career. Part of that commitment is to care about you as people. To help you understand yourselves and to help you deal appropriately with some of the stresses and anxieties that inevitably will be a part of law school.
Lawyers have responsibility, law students have responsibility, and law schools have responsibility.
Part of our responsibility as a law school is to make sure that we are ahead of the times. We must educate you for the practice as it will exist in the 21 st Century. That is why we are going to expect you, as you work your way through law school, to make everyday use of information technology in particular, the Internet and the World Wide Web. That will put you ahead of the game when you graduate from law school and are admitted to the bar. The second thing that we have responsibility for is to help you understand the kinds of professional responsibilities that you will have as a lawyer.