It's so surreal how the process of learning to be a lawyer is not taught in the educational system purportedly about the thing itself. The copout of "learning to think like a lawyer" seems dubious.

The multifaceted processes of practicing law itself but also running a law firm is daunting. The private sector methodology of mentorship when weighted against the inherent cost of time? Silly.

Do I use the social capital I've accumulated to solve this problem in front of me, or do I waste hours researching rabbit holes? Unknown unknowns vs known unknowns. Where does one even start?

The trade off of losing one's autonomy in exchange for a narrowing of needed knowledge doesn't seem like the best use of resources, but unless its gov work or nonprofits, it's always follow the money.

A system built on purported injustices but is always dependent upon financial gain is no justice at all. 180 as appointed or 5k hired SHOULD get the same zealous advocacy, but does it really?

How does one represent a tenant or employee without being another parasite on their finances? Taxes to nonprofits? The bandage to societal ills instead of a fundamental fix?

The lawyer without historical context is but an indoctrinated mercenary. Lawyers don't get a bad rap from being unethical, they get a bad rap from ideological neoliberal hegemony. Cogs in wheels etc.