In the recent comedy movie 21 Jump Street, a fed-up captain berates two ne’er-do-well officers for bungling an arrest. The officer stumbles through a “version” of the Miranda rights when asked if he read them to the suspect prior to arrest:
First Cop: You have the right to…remain an attorney. And…
Captain (interjecting): Did you say that you have the right to be an attorney?
Second Cop: (chiming in): You do have the right to be an attorney, if you want to.”
Worth a chuckle, sure. But for the thousands of recent law school graduates about to take the bar exam for the “right” of attempting to practice law in the hardest job market in decades, the beginning of July takes on a whole new meaning. It’s gut check time, in the realest possible way. The grueling study schedule of most bar review courses only intensifies and the July 4th holiday typically marks the last break most bar candidates will get until after the exam.
