Listen to Tina

These days I am always thinking that what we can do and what we can get in the Law Clinic.

I still remember that when I first heard about the name of this organization I was so eager to join in it that I do lots of preparation for the interview.

And finally I got it.

Then I found that it was not like what we think about as we first heard it, however.

Things are not like what we thought.

I thought that I can help the people by my Sense of righteousness and professional legal opinion.

I thought that every people came to me for help had their own truly injustice.

I thought that we can solve every argument and unfair treatment by law.

I thought that the law is powerful.

But things are not like what I thought.

It is said that what we need is not the powerful legal system, and what we need is to make the legal system more powerful.

But now, as a law school student, especially a student who hasn't spent much time in her study, what I can do?

What we can
do?

When I first took part in the job, I was enthusiast of it. I smiled to every person coming for help, no matter he is a patient or she is smelly. I even felt shamed when I couldn't solve their troubles by my own legal knowledge.

But as time goes by, I found that I became cold-blooded to what I saw and heard. Cause what we can do is too little, facing the strong and powerful social illegal system.

People are not trialed fairly. And I can do nothing to help them, except persuading them to give up making suit, forget the unfortunate things and lead a peaceful life as normal people who do not suffer the unfair treatment.

I even scare and hate to meet with the people who have legal troubles.

And now I am even thinking about the value of joining the Law Clinic.

Is it a waste of time?

Is it good for me to learn more law knowledge or more practical experience?

I doubt that.