Before coming to law school, I was only vaguely aware of what lawyers did other than become politicians. One tangible example in my mind was private injury law. I had seen billboards for attorneys looking for clients who had gotten into car accidents: “Hit by a big rig? Call me” types of ads. I wasn’t particularly drawn to these sorts of ads, but I knew about them.
In the broader sense, I was also aware of plenty of large-scale litigation in the country. Lawsuits against big pharma, RoundUp, etc. Torts. And never, prior to law school, did I think that I would want to defend the companies who were being sued in these types of litigation. Yet this is exactly the path that is presented and slowly normalized to entering law school students. Read more