Law in Contemporary Society

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TobinKassaFirstEssay 4 - 21 May 2023 - Main.EbenMoglen
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“It’s your exam, you can write it perfectly”

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 To fully shift authority, we have to recognize our power and claim it. As inadequate as the exam might be, we can and must bring our full selves to it. I was working on a statutory interpretation problem a few days ago. On the first take, I jumped straight to my outline and applied the relevant doctrine from A to Z. But on a second try, I decided to zoom out; I couldn’t help but notice how the statute served to disproportionately affect Black and Brown communities. Instead of blindly applying the relevant doctrine, I wrote about its racial impact. This second answer felt so much more fulfilling. I’m not sure if it was the right answer but, to me, it was perfect because it mattered.

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I do recognize some of myself in the character called "Eben" here. I'm proud to have made a contribution to the development of your approach to law school. I think my basic point is quite modest: Make sure that you put your learning first in your relationship towards school—its practices, institutions, personnel, what have you. When school has fulfilled its role to help your learning and your development as a lawyer, then you will be best situated to do whatever else it is that you feel moved to do.

 
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