I went to U-M for undergrad. I loved my experience, but I really didn’t have a strong sense of what I wanted to do after graduation. My senior year, I remember sitting near the law library with my future wife beneath one of the Quad’s iconic oak trees, deliberating whether I wanted to take the LSAT. I’m so glad that I decided to do it.
The law touches on so many different facets of human existence. As a litigator, I need to maintain constant consideration of human values, of morality, and of policy. My daily work borders on philosophy, filled with unsettled questions. I like the intellectual rigor of the work.
The Career Planning Office at Michigan Law gave me a framework to help me decide between my 1L summer options. I ended up in Seattle working for Perkins Coie, doing a combination of litigation and transactional work. Before that experience, I didn’t really know the different types of work that lawyers do outside of Law & Order. Having that exposure during my 1L summer was really helpful.
Very few people, if any, are going into law school having everything totally figured out. Most people are just laying the bricks of their path as they walk it. Fortunately, wherever your path leads you, you’ll find fellow Michigan Law graduates. Truly, we are everywhere.
