Those who have always suspected that they'll let just about anyone become a lawyer now have grounds for their belief--at least if they live in Brazil, where an eight-year-old boy just passed the entrance exam for law school.
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OK, I can see them all coming, but I have to quibble.
I think you meant "cue" as in tell the actor to get ready for action, rather than "queue" as in put in line. Although "queue" also works, in a clever, ambiguous, "did she really mean that?" sort of way.
Something a lawyer would do.
LOL, although, bear in mind that a couple of hundred years ago, it was probably not entirely unusual for people who would be today considered minors to have passed the bar in this country. I think at least one historical president passed the bar well before the age of sixteen. Of course, we have a lot more cruft on the books law-wise these days. Eight years old though, what at trip.
A rich old man is at the doctor and is told he only has two years to live. He immediately enrolls in law school and spares no expense on tutors and books to finish as quickly as possible. Finally on his deathbed he receives the news that he has passed the bar and says "Yes!, something good will come of my death"
The nurse says "What do you mean?"
The old man smiles and says "One less lawyer."
I'm reminded of the following from "The Lord Chancellor's Nightmare" by W.S. Gilbert:
Bound on that journey, you find your attorney who started that morning from Devon
He's a bit undersized and you don't feel surprised when he tells you he's only eleven
Yes, but he's litigating at an eighth-grade level.
This isn't a sign that just anyone can become a lawyer. It's a sign, obviously, that prodigies are drawn to law. \m/
Cue the illiterate libertarian jokes.
Queue the illiterate libertarians for the gas chamber.
For all those who suspected they'll let any ****ing moron write for the Atlantic, see above.