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maelorin at 12:36pm on 13/04/2004
maelorin at 12:36pm on 13/04/2004why am i not a lawyer anymore?
this question comes up frequently, and i'm finally putting some thought into an answer.
the past few years have been complicated, confusing, and downright life changing. darn it but the gods have a sense of humour, thank fuck.
i am passionate about the law. i love argument, and nutting out problems with other people.
i do not like being made a scapegoat for other people's insecurities, their stupid fucking inability to get a grip on their lives, their need to be in the limelight, whatever.
and i can't help my self with the teaching. yes i come across as a damn know it all, but i do know an awful lot. i do try to recognise when i don't know something. and i'm getting better at listening to others. that's kinda fun actually. everyone knows something. often a lot more than they realise/recognise.
i'm gonna be such a teacher kind of teacher. darn it.
anyway. back the the why-not-a-lawyer-thing.
i spent an awful lot of time and effort trying to get a look in at a job as a lawyer. i have a decent gpa (graduated with honours because of it). but when i think about the kind of work lawyers generally actually do, well, shit its not very satisfying ...
i can make all kinds of excuses i guess. marriage breakdown, thesis hassles, law firm prejudices, blah de blah. but in the end, well, i don't think my heart was in it.
i love international law. particularly all the crap related to the restoration of peace and rebuilding societies. i get all hot under the collar over human rights abuses. at the end of the day, what i'm most passionate about is empowering people - and i can do that more effectively in classrooms.
that said, i fully intend to remain involved in the legal profession. and i certainly won't simply reject opportunities to do legal work. i do like some of it way to much to throw it away.
i have been interested in the use and abuse of power for as long as i can remember [no sniggering![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
onia]. i've just realised that i don't have to be the knight in shining armour, i can be the weird guy who mentors him/her. yeah. merlin, not arthur. much more like me.
and technically speaking. i am a lawyer. for life [or at least until i get struck off the roll 8D]. being an academic lawyer ain't so bad, anyway. the conferences are good. the conference toys can be awesome.
this question comes up frequently, and i'm finally putting some thought into an answer.
the past few years have been complicated, confusing, and downright life changing. darn it but the gods have a sense of humour, thank fuck.
i am passionate about the law. i love argument, and nutting out problems with other people.
i do not like being made a scapegoat for other people's insecurities, their stupid fucking inability to get a grip on their lives, their need to be in the limelight, whatever.
and i can't help my self with the teaching. yes i come across as a damn know it all, but i do know an awful lot. i do try to recognise when i don't know something. and i'm getting better at listening to others. that's kinda fun actually. everyone knows something. often a lot more than they realise/recognise.
i'm gonna be such a teacher kind of teacher. darn it.
anyway. back the the why-not-a-lawyer-thing.
i spent an awful lot of time and effort trying to get a look in at a job as a lawyer. i have a decent gpa (graduated with honours because of it). but when i think about the kind of work lawyers generally actually do, well, shit its not very satisfying ...
i can make all kinds of excuses i guess. marriage breakdown, thesis hassles, law firm prejudices, blah de blah. but in the end, well, i don't think my heart was in it.
i love international law. particularly all the crap related to the restoration of peace and rebuilding societies. i get all hot under the collar over human rights abuses. at the end of the day, what i'm most passionate about is empowering people - and i can do that more effectively in classrooms.
that said, i fully intend to remain involved in the legal profession. and i certainly won't simply reject opportunities to do legal work. i do like some of it way to much to throw it away.
i have been interested in the use and abuse of power for as long as i can remember [no sniggering
onia]. i've just realised that i don't have to be the knight in shining armour, i can be the weird guy who mentors him/her. yeah. merlin, not arthur. much more like me.and technically speaking. i am a lawyer. for life [or at least until i get struck off the roll 8D]. being an academic lawyer ain't so bad, anyway. the conferences are good. the conference toys can be awesome.
contemplative