> Lawyers and doctors are asked trivial questions just a handful of times in their careers during their bar examinations and boards.
I get the very real sense that this person has never sat a law exam.
A law exam is based on applying case law to a set of facts, which corresponds to the day-to-day work of millions of lawyers. What the author calls "trivia" is literally the law.
In your introductory course you might be asked what precedent is, but after that it's cases, statutes and IRAC: Issues, Rules, Application and Conclusion.
I get the very real sense that this person has never sat a law exam.
A law exam is based on applying case law to a set of facts, which corresponds to the day-to-day work of millions of lawyers. What the author calls "trivia" is literally the law.