One of the most exciting things of a drama sub-genre is the ability for common viewers to learn a topic specifically via entertainment media. Law School is an epitome of that when it comes to legal drama sub-genre. Not only the series being set in a learning environment of masters degree but it also incorporates the academic community facing real-life-like problems, in extreme measures. While some events occur *too* coincidental from one to another, the insertion of law generates a decent a visualization for viewers without particular law backgrounds (like me).

Law School has successfully executed an eagerly complex law-heavy plot. While the first few episodes might bring viewers into confusion due to rapid and excessive delivery of law articles, the later episodes appear to be more relaxed. Seo Byungju’s death is the obvious main topic of this drama. However, the writers did not disappoint in bringing up his past thus creating subplots that neither interfere nor being too far off from the main case. A bit of detour happened with Yeseul’s trial but it breathed a new air to the drama once the main plot started to stall. Although Law School keep its plot focus on legal/courtroom and not romance-related, some subplots felt like they were left hanging. Yoo Seungjae’s case started with enticing movements yet they left him off the screen during his whole trial. Seo Jiho’s case was also left with an ending open to interpretation. There might be differences against each other, but there is a unique thing that laps over the other: a strategy of toying with law to set yourself free from the case.

Apart from the favorable plot, Law School likewise offers appealing characters. The overly-rigid Professor Yang might be annoying at times but his clever instinct is one of his redeeming qualities, a terrific portrayal by Kim Myungmin. With most dramas, the writers tend to latch into romance to develop more subplots and characteristics while this is not the problem in Law School. The exclusion of romance did not necessarily means bland interaction among the characters, in fact most of them (especially the study group) appears to be very natural. I personally found Han Joonhwi and his friends (especially Kang Sol-A’s) bond to be entrancing. The supporting characters are generally fine and stayed in their lane.

Furthermore, Law School is backed with decent supporting elements. The sets, cinematography, music pan out to be good but nothing particularly special. The series already had a thrilling plot hence having average supporting elements is already enough to construct the drama to be good in general.

In closing, Law School is a great drama with strong plot and characters and decent supporting elements. In the end, it’s a one way of enjoying entertainment while learning law by watching people toying with it. Although, I would like to end my review with this common saying, “Law school taught me one thing: how to take two situations that are exactly the same and show how they are different.” — Hart Pomerantz