Think Like a Lawyer | Adam Lange | TEDxGrinnellCollege
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Published 2018-12-10
Adam presently works for Gitlin, Horn & Van de Kieft LLP where his current work is primarily focused on litigation on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals across New York City. This includes cases of alleged discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law where deaf individuals contend they were denied American Sign Language interpreters or other aids in a number of settings including police services, hospital admissions, and various city and related agencies including homeless shelters. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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Being a lawyer love this, my utmost devotion is to the best interest of my client. A judge once told me, he has never seen a person fighting his heart out for a stranger like a lawyer do.
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Very true. Its easier to stand up, speak out and defend for other people rather than ourselves.
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I am law student, going into my second year loving every experience.
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This is to anyone who plans on studying law -it's easy but attend all classes i kid you not if you miss out one day of class you'll have to catchup on a lot. I am a first year student and it's both easy and hard you just have to stay on top of your work!
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I'm about to start my LLB. Came here to reduce my nervousness. Wish me good luck guys.🙏
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Wow, in tears. In law school now and just decided to stop caring about myself because theyre drawing so much out of me. Thank you!
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I want to be a lawyer Wish me succes!
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I am a Law grad and I can't forget the lesson here. "be a zealous advocate for your client and for yourself "
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I can not express enough how important as a client to have a lawyer who is a zealous advocate for you because if they arent you lose thank you for this <3
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“You can’t go out and ‘Better Call Saul’ the situation.” - That is exactly what I want to do!
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I want to drink water for this guy
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12:30 thank you. I needed to hear this, reminded to be an stronger advocate for myself at this very moment. Been fighting for my life first, for 4 years now. The battle is not the war. This legal battle is 1 more battle. I am a zealous advocate for others, even strangers. The time has come to do so for myself. Blessings.
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I am a First year law student from Sierra Leone west Africa
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Very well said 🎉🎉🎉
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I'm an attorney and I do credit law school with making me a better thinker. I went to a top 10 undergraduate program but law school definitely honed my critical thinking skills. On the other hand, it stifled my writing ability because lawyers are taught (with strictness) to write in a certain style. It also made me work very slowly and methodically, which results in better work but is not necessarily a good thing for people working in various non-lawyer roles.
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I really need to hear these words today. Thank you
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excellent and concise talk, thank you!
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I like the point that we should be zealous advocates for ourselves—but the title of the talk suggests it will teach the viewer how to think like a lawyer. A few points skipped over quickly and then we went into autobiography where most of the talk remained. I still enjoyed it but came for the promise of the title. This would be where the negative comments are coming from generally I would guess.
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On my first year in law school and I'm loving it
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so proud of you; as the first african american female physician in my family, continue to let your light shine
