[讨论]什么样的人适合去美国读法律？

dr_green

始终不自信自己的性格和能力适合读法律。。。

你们觉得 要读法律 至少在性格上应该有哪些特点呢？（比如说是不是要很理智 很自信什么的？）

能力上又有什么要求？（这里是说去读法律之前 能力上至少应该达到怎样的程度~ 比如逻辑思维能力啊 观察能力啊）有哪些能力是可以经过三年的学习达到要求的？

另外 已经在美国读或者读过法律的前辈们 可不可以说一说这三年里你们觉得自己在各个方面有什么样的改变呢？（我听过两个现在已经在美国作律师的前辈 都说读法律让他们从一个不自信、shy的人 变成了一个自信的人）

呃。。。原谅我说话比较不像日常用语。。。心理学读久了看人都是这样的。。。

哈

先谢谢大家回帖啊~~ 新人发贴 甚是忐忑的说

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-11-18 20:20:03编辑过]

omeletteuvv

很好的问题，我帮你顶！

同问各位前辈，恳请赐教。

Irena

最重要的是要有自信心,有毅力,加上英语水平,特别是读写能力.

如果有人只因为你是中国人而当你是弱智,不要在乎.

sisinliag

Yankees!!!

也不想想我们用第二语言考的LSAT,和他们差不多的分数(甚至更高),进同等级的学校!

居然敢瞧不起我们...

Irena

一旦进了同等的学校,中国人的成绩一般都在中上游.

但是中国人普遍口语不如老美,所以常遭到歧视.原因未必是种族主义

-试想如果同在北京上海名牌大学读书,大城市出身的难道对农村口音浓重的同学没有歧视? 即使这些"土包子"成绩比这些"城里人"出色.

dr_green

恩恩 以前和一个现在在那边作律师的阿姨聊天 她说她作了律师这么多年 到现在还在上口语校正班~~   我们的英语阿~~~ 现在准备考试 有没有口语课 把听说都落下了

大家还在练习口语吗？  （非英语专业的~~~  英语专业的人应该没有什么问题吧）

dr_green

在别的论坛上 一位网友给的网址 我转贴过来：

“建议  http://www.chinahrd.net/renliziyuan_yjh/qu_MBTI.asp

进去测试一下就知道了，可以透露的是，最适合读法律的性格应该是ENTP和ENTJ, 其他的NT性格也可以的，但不是最好。”

fredshen

Irena must have had bad experience in US.  

Dont know what qualifies as requirements for a lawer. Lawer typically sits behind desk and research whole day and trying to find holes in the case. I think the work is very methodical. It's not the most exciting job in the world. It's a very stressful job.  If you think you have the qualities to excel in this kind of job, then I guess you are made to be a lawer.

Irena

Haha...not necessarily bad experience, just a realistic experience.

Are you in law school, fredshen? If so, what's your experience? I would like to hear.

dr_green is correct. ENTJ and ENTP are suitable types for lawyers. INTJ and INTP are good, too. By the way, all 4 types are relatively rare in general population, but quite high in lawyers.

I am an ENTJ myself.

fredshen

No I am not in law school, thinking about it though. That's why I am here.

There are many Chinese professors in university here with very thick accent, but still well respected by collegues and students. Generally I think US is much more open to new comers than most of the other coutries. Of course, I am not saying there isnt discrimination or sterotype towards certain race in the states. As matter of fact, US has a long history of shameful wrong-doing's towards minorities. Overall, it's getting better and better recently. It's a immigrant country after all, be open to be part of it. The feeling is different.

I dont know if personality test is accurate to test wether a person can be a lawyer. It over-simpliies qualities and is based on assumption one's unchangeable desposition is more overwhelming than changable personality. One thing I am pretty sure of is ask youself what's your goal. What do you want to achieve? Financial success along? If so, therey are many other routes that might get you there. For me, I have multiple reasons, one of them is that the ability of lawers that can change things in this leagal society. I want to be part of it.