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While interviewing Dylan McKinnon, a second year law student at the University of Iowa, I gained knowledge about the subject field and domain of law school and how it prepares students to emerge into the law field after graduation. I found Dylan during his office hours in the Pappajohn Business Building on the third floor on Friday afternoon. His office was poorly decorated with the only item on his desk being a laptop. The room seemed much too big for the minimal space that he was using but the artlessness mimicked his simple, but insightful answers to the interview questions. The room was grey and most likely could not be changed, a rule of the business college. To start the interview, Dylan spoke on what most law schools focus on to provide …show more content…
The interview did not take a long time as Dylan answered most questions in a few words or short sentences and moved along very quickly. After most of the interview questions were answered, we discussed what kind of area I was interested in going into in the future after completing my undergraduate degree. He said he was unsure of what his major was going to be when he first started college and then decided he would go to law school after his third year of undergraduate work. This eased my mind as it reassured me that I still have time to decide what career path I want to take. To end the interview, Dylan then recommended that the Iowa Law Review was one of the most influential peer-reviewed academic journal as this journal had the most contact with law students at the University and it was cited often.
Reading the Iowa Law Review article Rediscovering the Classical Liberal Constitution: A Reply to Professor Hovenkamp by Richard Epstein allowed for a better understanding of what is controversial and how the legal system handles disagreements. The main purpose of the article was a rebuttal from Richard Epstein to Professor Hovenkamp. Epstein had originally written a book called The Classical Liberal Constitution; The Uncertain Quest for Limited Government, and Professor

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