Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Dinner with Lawyers
For dinner on our fourth night, we joined lawyers from the region around the Sea of Galilee for a meal and mingling. Much thanks for the yummy food and company to the partnership between this region in Israel and Milwaukee that sets this up every year. Many students built professional relationships during this meal, gleaned advice from practitioners and professors, and engaged in meaningful dialogue.
Student Lucas Bennewitz had a particularly thoughtful discussion:
During our trip, we had dinner at a kibbutz in Tiberius with different Israeli attorneys practicing in different areas. Both our stomach and our brains were stuffed to the brim that evening with both excellent food and lively discussions about Israeli law and politics. While enjoying more hummus and rice than we could handle, we gained valuable insight on the nature of the Israeli legal system, heard some criticism from the Israeli lawyers about their current system, and compared the Israeli and the American legal systems. We also discussed the role that legal internships play in the Israeli law school experience.