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Is studing law boring?

I figure that it will be very hard, but will it be extremely boring and, therefore, hard to complete?
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Ken’s Answer

The important thing for you to do is to select a career area for which your are well suited. If you are studying a career area for which you are well suited, it will not be boring.


It is important to get to know yourself better, so that you can select a suitable career area. 

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want  to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network  ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
Here is a site that will give you helpful information about becoming a lawyer: http://www.collegeview.com/articles/article/so-you-think-you-want-to-be-a-lawyer ##
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Kim’s Answer

Faith,


Are you interested in law? If so, it won't be boring! If you are pursuing law because someone else wants you to, or simply because you think it will lead to a high-paying career, yes, it will be boring and extremely difficult. I think it's that way with everything :-)


Law is interesting because it is alive - the law is constantly changing! And, because there are different laws in different places. That is because the courts interpret the laws. The courts in Kentucky might interpret the law differently than the courts in Texas. I found that out with my income tax. I thought since it was a federal tax, we all had the same rules. But, because people have challenged the tax in courts, there are different interpretations of what the law says, and I have to go by what the Federal courts in Texas have ruled.


Law is also interesting because it applies to us, or to people we know. So, it might be interesting to learn about whether a 17 year old is a child or an adult? Or, does it depend on if we are talking about getting married or being charged with a crime?


If you decide to study law, yes, some of the classes you have to take will be boring. But that is the nature of all schooling - high school, college, and law school. You just have to apply yourself harder in those subjects.


Let me know if you have more questions!

Kim
Thank you comment icon I am interested in law. I find studying pretty boring though and figure that there will be a lot of studying involved in law. However, I'm fully willing to put in the work to succeed. Faith
Thank you comment icon If you are driven to succeed, then, you will! What I've noticed about studying is we make it fun for kids ("how many slices of pizza did Timmy eat?") but tedious for older students. Try to figure out your unique learning style - time of day? location? noise level? Learn to diagram information to see the relationships between the concepts. I found flowcharting helpful. A problem I found with law is that you have to read too many cases, so there is not time to truly understand the background of each one. You can't "get into" them - you simply read the key sections. This takes away from the understanding of the case. I encourage you to develop techniques for rapid reading and comprehension! Is there any particular area of law you are interested in? Kim Igleheart
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