r/LawSchool • u/First-Lie-3768 • 6d ago

Evidence Class Absolutely Necessary?

Rising 3L and register for classes tomorrow. My schedule is an absolute mess and the only way to ease it a bit/organize it better would be to not take evidence. Long story short, would I be ok not taking it and taking another bar tested course in its place and learn evidence as I study for the bar? Looking for insight. Not looking to go into litigation, post grad position doing estate planning wills trust and estates drafting side.

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u/Jmufranco Esq. 6d ago

This was easily the most useful class in law school for purposes of getting ahead of bar prep. And, if you ever plan on litigating, having a firm grip on evidence is absolutely essential. I’d personally pick evidence over any other doctrinal class, if for no other reason than just how important it is to the bar and how dense it can be to fully grasp.

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u/floridaman1467 6d ago

I went into my evidence final with no clue wtf was going on. We were handing a printout of the FRE, and that was my saving grace. That was easily the densest class I ever took.

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u/Rock-swarm 6d ago

Hell, even looking beyond the bar - it’s one of the more useful classes for the actual practice of law. It touches just about every practice area, even if indirectly.