This morning in my public law class we were discussing problems with different ways of lawmaking, specifically the revolving door from regulatory agencies to private firms (ie. I work for the gov't and have lots of friends... why hello big private firm that tries to get the gov't to do things that help your clients! whats that you say? Because I know people I should work for you? And you'll pay me how much? Wahoo!) and how that makes things all corrupt and blurs lines and blah blah blah. I was right there, until he mentioned a friend of his that has gone between gov't and the private sector about 14 times. And now makes seven to eight MILLION dollars a year! Suddenly, I'm much more ok with it.
It's happening everybody. I'm becoming a bad lawyer person. Last semester I figured out how you represent bad people and causes - its all about faith in the system! Because if you beleive in the judicial system, why then it would be unfair for you not to do your best for the bad person because then you're not letting the system work! How dare you! You have to take the big paychecks and represent them or else you're failing the judicial system and then justice and freedom and America and puppies will all die! So come on! Take a giant paycheck - for the puppies.
That's disheartening news. I'm already a bad person - what's law school going to do to me?
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