PrepTest 131, Section 4, Question 14
A proficiency in understanding, applying, and even formulating(471 more words not shown)
The information in the passage(20 more words not shown)
- AWhile nationally oriented(24 more words not shown)
- BTraining in statutory(19 more words not shown)
- CLawyers who are(29 more words not shown)
- DCourses in statutory(23 more words not shown)
- ELawyers who do(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The author thinks statutory training would prepare lawyers better by developing useful skills. That's our starting point, but we still need evidence for the particular benefit an answer claims. General approval doesn't mean the author endorses every possible advantage.
Working the answers
- A
There is no claim that regional schools are deficient in teaching case law. The criticism concerns insufficient attention to statutes.
- BCorrect
The second paragraph says statutes' meanings and application are “not always so obvious,” which is why accurate interpretation is essential. Training in that skill would help when reading the relevant statute doesn't immediately settle the client's question.
- C
We aren't given a comparison showing that statutory training makes lawyers more efficient at working with details from past cases. That's a different claimed benefit.
- D
A focused set of statutes is exactly what the author proposes for developing synthesis. The final paragraph also explains how regional study can teach transferable skills. A narrow focus isn't presented as making a course less effective.
- E
Saying the skills are especially important for specialists doesn't establish that other lawyers need only a brief introduction. The broader recommendation doesn't make that exception.
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