Law: What Is It Good For?

That's the name of my law school speech. You can find more information about that speech here (Just click on the "N" in BARMAN). Or email me. Here's some of the text from the speaking engagement literature:

Based in part on his critically acclaimed non-fiction book, BARMAN: Ping-Pong, Pathos, and Passing the Bar (Random House Paperback, August 24, 2004), Wellen’s speech targets and emboldens law students seeking advice on what it takes to become an attorney, undergo the bar exam, and pursue both traditional and alternative careers.

Topics include:
• What’s in a law school ranking?
• How does participation in journal writing, moot court, trial team, internships, teaching, and student government contribute to a legal career?
• What are some of the ins and outs of the interviewing process?
• What are the 400,000 US lawyers not involved in private practice doing?
• How is a law degree the foundation for any professional career?
• What are the realities/challenges young attorneys face at large firms?
• Discussion of non-traditional careers and first-hand experience re among others: television production and newsmagazines, television legal dramas, print journalism and investigative reporting, defense attorneys & prosecutors, small businesses, in-house counsel, publishing & authors, dot-com businesses, and new alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Click below for a list of schools visited last fall and some additional topics covered.

Testimonials and references available from any of the following law schools:

UC Hastings
Rutgers Newark
Rutgers Camden
Temple University
Georgetown University
George Mason University
American University
Duquesne University
Seton Hall University
Boston College
New England University
Texas Wesleyan University

In addition to law school and career options, I cover the topics related to the bar exam:
• Why is the law tested on the bar so different from the law taught in law school?
• Why is the law tested on the bar so different from the law employed in practice?
• How can you pass the bar with a failing grade?
• How many times can you fail the bar before your employer fires you?
• Will the law school you attend affect your results on the bar exam?
• Do you really need to take a bar review course?
• Is it realistic to work and prepare for the bar exam at the same time?
• How does the bar exam differ from the LSATs?
• Which bar exams are the most challenging and why? Pass rates.
• Bar rumors: During the exam, for example, what if there’s an earthquake?

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