Others emphasize oral skills or courtroom skills. Seminars emphasize writing skills. Within the case law courses, some emphasize administrative agency cases. Successful lawyers draw on many different skills. You should try to sample a wide range of skills just as you sample a wide range of subject matter.
Many students emerge from the first year much better at reading cases than statutes.
Some of these students find it comfortable to continue working with cases and to avoid statutory courses. Pursue Both Breadth and Depth You should select courses with two major objectives in mind. First, it is important to obtain a broad legal education that introduces you to the concepts and analytic structure of as many areas of law as possible. Broad understanding is obviously important to the intellectual function of law school and to the citizenship role of lawyers. It is also essential to practice.