Cadillac

Those who know me well will know my general disdain for the practice of law, despite my lack of actual experience with practice. It came about largely because of LAWR, which to date remains the only subject I ever scored below a B- for.

For this reason I regret taking two substantive subjects that were quite close to the tip of the legal spear: tax and competition. The "policy" and "economics" in the respective module titles misled me into them. I loved the other two subjects I took, however, because they were well away from the business end of the law.

Yet now I am considering plunging into a very hard practical subject when the opportunity arises - legal ethics. I am fascinated by the social perception and position of the legal profession, especially by the stark contrast between the narcissistic glorification of the profession by its own members and the general distrust of lawyers by the public. Why do people hate lawyers or laugh at lawyers, yet are impressed when someone gets into law school? Why are people so reluctant to spend on a lawyer?