Friday, June 6, 2008

more finalized

Supplement to Personal Statement
We were all asked, when we were kids, what we wanted to be when we grew up. When I was 8, I wanted to be a soccer player, at 13 a pianist, 16 an artist, and at 20 a lawyer. As we grow up the things that we want to do change. I don't want to be a lawyer because it's a good career I want to be a lawyer because I discovered there are three things in life that I am interested in doing forever, learning, helping, and changing. I want to be a lawyer because it's a dream, not a good financial decision, I look around and I see so many people who want to implement change, want to talk about all of the things that could be made better. I want to be one of the people that listen, and make change.
I recently became a legal assistance in the smallest law firm you can imagine, me and 1 lawyer. It is breathtaking, spectacular, fun? It is the most exciting educational experience I could imagine and I look forward to the opportunity to engage further in the legal profession.
Something serendipitous happened to me, the engine mount on my car broke causing my engine to fall out of the bottom of my vehicle. To some this may not seem to be a particularly good but to me, it was beneficial. It led me to take a job as an assistant to an attorney in down town who has recently started his own practice.
Since then I have been engaging is all kinds of exciting litigation, I have become acquainted with many aspects of a legal career that I had not considered previously, legal messengers, clients meetings, time keeping, and West Law, I am excited and engaged with all aspects of what I'm doing and it has made me look forward even more to enrolling in classes.

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