Thursday, April 26, 2012

Emotional Roller Coaster

I ran away to law school because I thought accounting was too boring. I'm not bored anymore, but I am stressed.
It's a major thrill to file a big, beautiful brief that busts the opposition's chops with a perfectly crafted legal argument. On the other hand, it's a real punch in the gut to get a brief from the other side and have to read a twenty-page takedown of that argument. Either way, the adrenaline rush is continuous. My hair is much grayer now than it was when I applied to law school. I hope it makes me look experienced.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Straight Talk

If you want to hear some really frank talk about race, spend time around trial lawyers. Hardly a week goes by in the office without a conversation about the challenges associated with having a Black or Latino client, juror, judge, or opposing counsel. With big bucks on the line, lawyers can't afford to be delicate about such issues. I'm sure race comes up even more among criminal attorneys.