I have described the first year of law school as boot camp for a thirty-year hitch. You are supposed to work incredibly hard. Hence it is a boot camp. It’s material is foundational. The required courses were not chosen accidentally, but are foundational to the rest of your career. I have compared the first year of law school to the first year of medical school and that you should think of yourself in that manner. A doctor who doesn’t understand the fundamentals of anatomy or pathology will never master the courses that follow and will be a much poorer doctor as a result.
You are studying for your future clients. You want to be prepared to be able to help them. Keep your eye on them.
And remember that contracts are everywhere, from plea bargains, to wills, to family disputes to differing forms of business and have tax, immigration and other implications.