1L
Beginning of new semester
Don Macaulay
Starting law school can feel like stepping into a secret society with its own language, formalistic traditions, and arcane rules. Professors toss around terms like tort (a civil wrong that causes harm to another person) or consideration (something of value exchanged in a contract) with ease, as if you should already know what they mean. You may begin to wonder whether you missed the secret pre-law decoder ring during orientation.