http://madisonian.net/2008/04/08/are-attorneys-generalists-or-specialists/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:59:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://madisonian.net/2008/04/08/are-attorneys-generalists-or-specialists/comment-page-1/#comment-246454 Howard Wasserman Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:52:50 +0000 http://madisonian.net/?p=1364#comment-246454 Is it somewhat a matter of enjoyment--take the classes that you think are going to interest you, really engage you. For some students, that means loading up on a lot of related classes; for others that might mean sampling new areas to see if other things click. Is it somewhat a matter of enjoyment–take the classes that you think are going to interest you, really engage you. For some students, that means loading up on a lot of related classes; for others that might mean sampling new areas to see if other things click.

]]> http://madisonian.net/2008/04/08/are-attorneys-generalists-or-specialists/comment-page-1/#comment-246449 Brett Frischmann Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:09:25 +0000 http://madisonian.net/?p=1364#comment-246449 Students often ask about course selection and whether to specialize. My advice is to avoid going too far because they'll have plenty of time in their practicing career to specialize. So, for example, when a student with an open slot in their schedule is trying to figure out whether to take third or fourth IP-related course, I'll suggest admin. law, fed. courts, or antitrust instead. I am curious about what other profs do? The proliferation of certificate programs in IP and other areas suggests that a high degree of specialization is encouraged, but why? What is driving this? Market demand -- manifested by employers or by students? Pedagogy? Are certificate programs a form of or substitute for training? Students often ask about course selection and whether to specialize. My advice is to avoid going too far because they’ll have plenty of time in their practicing career to specialize. So, for example, when a student with an open slot in their schedule is trying to figure out whether to take third or fourth IP-related course, I’ll suggest admin. law, fed. courts, or antitrust instead. I am curious about what other profs do? The proliferation of certificate programs in IP and other areas suggests that a high degree of specialization is encouraged, but why? What is driving this? Market demand — manifested by employers or by students? Pedagogy? Are certificate programs a form of or substitute for training?

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