Chuck Bryant

I didn't think about that.

Yeah, I spoke to my friend.

I think I know a few attorneys here and there, but only like one good friend who's a lawyer who is electing to remain anonymous in this case.

But I did text him kind of about all this.

And he said, I would say it's only useful in that it shows how you can collect and synthesize a lot of information under time pressure.

But that's not really much different than most standardized tests.

But as far as being an indicator of how you'll be as a practitioner, yeah, not so much.

He says, for example, the bar will test you to some extent on the rules of civil procedure, but passing the bar doesn't mean you can walk into a deposition the day after you pass and know how to do that.

As someone who's taken hundreds of depositions, you learn by watching, listening to more experienced attorneys do it, and then by trial and error, no pun intended, doing it yourself.

uh he is in favor of the apprenticeships he said it's probably a lot more helpful as long as your mentor you know knew what they were doing right uh and then said one thing he would like to see change is like um i think more um emphasis on writing uh he said i see so many briefs written by someone who allegedly pass a bar they're just horrible

He said that's probably just a criticism of the legal education more than the bar.

And then he said he wanted to remain anonymous.

And he said, I know it sounds silly or overly cautious when there are SCOTUS justices who can accept luxury vacations with impunity.

But I'm supposed to be impartial here.

So ragging on the bar might not be a good look.

I think that's smart.

Yeah.

You got anything else?

I got nothing else.

Well, thanks for tapping your anonymous friend.