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A quick definition of aequitas:

Term: aequitas

Definition: Aequitas is a Latin term used in Roman law to refer to fairness and justice. It is the idea of treating people equally and fairly, rather than strictly following the law or the highest law. Aequitas is the principle of equity, which is important in ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and justly.

A more thorough explanation:

aequitas

In Roman law, aequitas refers to fairness and justice, as opposed to strict legal rules.

When a judge considers a case, they must weigh the legal rules with a sense of aequitas to ensure a fair outcome.
In some situations, aequitas may require a judge to deviate from strict legal rules in order to achieve a just result.

These examples illustrate how aequitas is used in the context of Roman law. It emphasizes the importance of fairness and justice, even if it means going beyond the letter of the law.

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JuicyApple

19:27

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JuicyApple

19:27

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JuicyApple

19:27

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JuicyApple

19:28

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JuicyApple

19:28

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Arianq4

20:21

hi ;-;

JuicyApple

20:21

Hello there

crabapple

20:35

deferred acceptance off the waitlist only works at yale

llama

20:39

@crabapple: Is that so?

Arianq4

20:47

any advice on what i should do for my summers? not a lot of legal-related internships near me.

Arianq4

20:50

-- as an undergrad

crabapple

20:51

@llama: There was one guy who did it successfully last year, I'll see if I can find the post for you. Absolutely not a normal practice though -- nor should it be!

crabapple

20:52

Imagine if you were trying to apply to law school and half the seats were already taken by schmucks from last year's waitlist

llama

20:52

@crabapple: I would LOL. Real shyster move tho, you rite.

llama

20:53

@Arianq4: 1. Move. 2. Pursue other, non legal work, then take a year after UG to work if u wish

llama

20:54

A shyster: is a person who is dishonest or unethical, especially in the practice of law. The term is often used as a derogatory term for lawyers. pinnacle word choice imo.

SaddestPortlander

21:22

@crabapple: mich puts it out as an option and said in a waitlist session this year that they want to take more people than normal this way due to app volume

SaddestPortlander

21:23

it makes sense for me because I got a new opportunity for a year and figured it wouldn't hurt to ask

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

22:14

was there a vandy wave today? seems like a small one

crabapple

22:26

Oh okay my bad I have never been waitlisted at umich so I wouldn’t know how they do that splish

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:02

hey guys

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:03

do you think a low gpa automatically disqualifies you

ReadyThinWerewolf

23:03

from good law schools

tonkatruck

23:36

no

omelette

0:08

define "good law school:

omelette

0:09

there are plenty of "good" regional non-T14 law schools by employment standards. but i assume u mean T14 or T20

JuicyApple

0:46

@ReadyThinWerewolf: Yeah, I mean you got like Berk this year that hasn't dipped under 3.6. Some are like that.

JuicyApple

0:46

nm they dipped under for like idk 10 fucking people.

JuicyApple

0:46

Yeah, if you dont have at least a 3.7 it means you fucked around and didn't try hard in undergrad.

JuicyApple

0:48

Here we will do Yale. 3 people got in lower than a 3.75. So yeah, some schools are practically unreachable without some insane soft if you don't have a good gpa.

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