16 signs that you’re a basic law student

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By Katie King on

How unoriginal are you?

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1. R v Brown is your favourite case

And the only judgment you have read in full

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2. Harvey Specter from Suits is your idol

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3. You never leave the house without a law firm branded pen on your person…

And a pack of mints… and a highlighter… and a tote bag… the list goes on.

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4. You believe you’re the only person in the world with a coffee addiction

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5. And a Red Bull addiction

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6. You classify yourself as an expert in all legal and political news stories…

Despite having only had one lecture on the topic. Commenting on political manifestos around election-time is one of your particularly favourite past times.

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7. You feel totally in the know about tort law disputes…

Ever since you skim read a case summary of Donoghue v Stevenson in your first term of law school.

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8. You have no idea what commercial awareness is…

(But you like to pretend that you do.)

9. You are outstanding at assessment centre team-building exercises

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10. Your method of legal research rarely extends beyond Google and Wikipedia…

And maybe e-lawresources at a push.

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11. Despite your lazy techniques, you find it impossible to believe anyone has as much work to do as you

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12. You are very protective over your collection of highlighters…

And post-it notes and gel pens and paperclips and biros.

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13. You would never dream of attending a law fair without bringing your business cards

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14. You hate land law

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15. But insist on dealing with all disputes you and your housemates have with your landlord, ‘for the good of the house’

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16. And dealing with all other disputes for that matter…

Whether it’s an argument about being refused entry into a club or a row over a taxi fare, you’ll make sure you’re right in the middle of it all — letting everybody know you are a “future lawyer”.

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Sorry…

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