The technique involves continuous research, narrowing of issues, sorting fact, and preparing alternative theories and arguments. The Environment You may complete law school having never quite figured out what happened to the Socratic method of teaching that you were promised. While that teaching style does still exist, there are more and more professors who lecture, form discussion groups, and use only volunteers in class. Law classes are larger than many undergraduate classes. You may also encounter an air of competition that was missing from more informal undergraduate classes.
Many students cope with the class size and anonymity by organizing small study groups.
While these groups are essential to some, they are not the key for all students, and you will encounter a variety of study methods. While a legal education does not necessarily lead to the practice of law, most students enter into a related field and all law schools train for that practice. However, once you have decided that law is to be your career, you will find many choices within that field. While most lawyers who enter private practice do so with a smaller firm of from two to twelve lawyers, many opt for larger firms boasting of over fifty to one hundred lawyers. If you choose to practice in the private sector, other choices await you.