Sentences with phrase «applying practical legal skills»

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(2) I believe that trying to find a just solution to a contentious matter is as if not more demanding than arguing for its resolution according to legal precedents (I always tell my students that they are mistaken if they believe that mooting is the pinnacle of intellectual achievement in law school — in fact it is learning how to negotiate, mediate and problem - solve)(3) Learning how to problem - solve (which includes relating to the people as well as the problem) is a good deal more practical and important for prospective lawyers than being able to find and apply legal precedent, any well - trained monkey can learn to do that and (4) I think we make the mistake all the time of imagining that knowledge and skills are somehow binary processes.