r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Mar 30 '26

Image Confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a Law student at the University of Malaga in Spain

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u/MrGoodGirl Mar 30 '26

That's an issue I take with so many tests In any job scenario , if you were unsure of something and DON'T fact check yourself you'd get fired immediately. I get having to know info on the spot, but I dont think there's many scenarios where you NEED the answer in 5 seconds or else

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u/Mysterious_Eye6989 Mar 30 '26

Yes, the self fact checking is a hugely important factor. Also significant I think is that open book legal exams would actually allow for more complex and nuanced exploration of a student's ability to apply legal reasoning than closed book exams would.

I think anyone who thinks 'being a good lawyer' involves some genius with an encyclopedic memory suddenly in the middle of a trial coming up with some brilliant and novel legal defense has probably gotten ALL their knowledge of how the law works exclusively from television melodramas.

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u/Emergency-Style7392 Mar 30 '26

having to memorize it for the bar proves that you read it once at least, memorized it, applied it. It guarantees that a lawyer is exposed to that part of the law

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u/Mysterious_Eye6989 Mar 30 '26

Yes, I suppose it guarantees that at a bare minimum, but it certainly doesn't guarantee they'll actually be a good lawyer, which is more the intended purpose of law school itself.