I was quite convinced that I didn't want to be a lawyer. But I felt that law school would be a useful way to understand public policy and to understand business in this environment.
The main business of a lawyer is to take the romance, the mystery, the irony, the ambiguity out of everything he touches.
Being a trial lawyer sounds like glamorous work, but most of your time is spent pushing paper and arguing.
My father was a lawyer. I was fascinated to become a lawyer, too.
I am a lawyer by profession.
I went to law school.
The U.S. is blessed with tremendously creative and imaginative law students at places like Chicago, Harvard, Columbia and Yale.
I want to study law.
I'm trying to read more dead people because I keep having to read stuff for juries and so forth.
Before I ever got into coaching, I got my law degree at Pepperdine.
When the Supreme Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.
Long-term I would love to go to law school.
The practice of the law is a perfectly distinct art.
At some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you want to go to law school now.
Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years.
It was an interesting experience to work alongside the solicitor general's team and then turn around and argue against them. You certainly grow as a lawyer from getting such a varied set of experiences.
And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit.
To find a pool of lawyers from whom to choose, solicit referrals from other professionals you know or deal with - an accountant, banker or business leader. Check out Bar Association listings as well, and don't neglect Internet research.
Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer.
In my work a good library is essential. It enables me to learn the background and previous discussions of the various issues I am called upon to decide. It provides the stability and continuity for the rule of law.
What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.
You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
I graduated with all honors, and I was about to take the LSATs, and I was working at a law firm, and I hated it.
I went to law school after college.
To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what you're talking about! I'm able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise.
