In a typical law class in Ghana this is what you will find:
1. That student who you all know will win the Bentsi-Enchill or Mensah Sarbah Award. Sharp student. Devotes more hours than everyone.
2. That student who devotes less hours to his/her books, yet is among the shattas in the class. You wonder if he/she has some voodoo powers from Benin.
3. That student who always ask the silly questions. Has a poor understanding of the law , yet manages to scrape through the course without any hitch. As some say, you need these in the system to win your cases, else the profession will be too difficult. 🙂
4. That student who reads all the cases, knows the law somehow yet can’t seem to pass the exams. It is very disheartening.
5. That student who will always be last in class. Natural isn’t it.!!!!! Someone has to be the last.
6. That student who dresses more than Lawyer Kwame Akuffo. Sharp dressing be what. Wants to be Lawyer quick….
7. That student you wonder how he/she passed the entrance exams to study the LLB or PLC. NOT NOT!!!!!
8. That student who all the girls have a crash on. Sharp guy!!! Don’t ask me how many he has “put in the family way”.
9. That student who never speaks in class; has never asked a question; very quiet. That student is also among the shattas.
10. That student who everyone likes. If he/she is not in the class, things are quite slow.
11. That student who misses 90% of lectures yet, manages to finish the course without any referrals. You know the chap is disciplined.
12. That student who you all know will not suffer to get a firm to practice pupillage or will work in the top firm in the country. The person is well connected in every aspect of the Law. #Forming_Relationships_Is_Key
13. The gossips. You can’t do away with them.
14. That student who is a prayer warrior, yet fails the exams. You then begin to wonder whether there is a correlation between passing exams and prayers.
15. That group of friends who are noise makers. Will just not sleep. Worry everyone. Make things happen. You know they will end up setting up a firm one day.
16. That study group everyone wants to join. They will give you pressure.
17. That student who when he/she speaks the class goes shhhhhh!!!!! deep student. When he asks a question you know your real size in the class. His appreciation of the law is deep. He usually does not care about being the top graduating student. Sometimes the lecturer cannot answer his/her question.
18. The walking Law Report/ Law Encylopaedia. Ask him anything when he is intoxicated with Jaegermeister and he will give you the case/ law.
19. The pretty girl every guy wants to hit on.
20. That student…………….