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AngeloAngelinoSecondEssay 4 - 30 May 2018 - Main.AngeloAngelino
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Don’t Force the Square Peg in the Round Hole | | | Where Do I Fit as a Lawyer?
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> | For the past 5 years, I have tailored my experiences to best position myself within the sports industry. Although I hoped to work the field of sports and development, I was told by the people that I thought I should be looking up to that I should first learn the business side of the industry. These suggestions prompted the shift in my major from history to business and my pursuit of marketing/consulting internships in sports. Although I was uninspired by each opportunity, I told myself that each was a necessary learning experience for that development job. | | |
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> | Why did I love the idea of sports? I love the opportunities that the industry of sport creates for billions of people around the world, either as athletes or fans, that use sport as an inspiration in their own lives. | | | I wanted to be a part of that transfer of passion and realization of success. | |
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Realistically, as a lawyer in sports, I would only be tangentially involved with that side of the industry and I am not willing to commit 20-30 years of my life doing corporate labor law before someone tells me I have enough “experience” to enter the development side. The industry’s goals are just inconsistent with my own. | | | | |
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Once I realized that sport was just an instrument for my passion, I was free to think about not only who I could best serve but also who I wanted to serve. Passion drives who I am and who I want to be, and I think more than anything else, I am passionate about serving others in the pursuit of their own passions. From a career perspective, I need to be passionate not just about the company logo and what it could represent, but the people that created it and continue to believe in it. My mother is an artist who specializes in “the use of color” (- my mom), her dad was a tailor, her mom was a fashion designer, and my paternal grandfather was a carpenter; as such, I have been exposed to and have come to value different ideals of creative expression. Like much of my family, I hope to surround myself by innovative, dynamic, and progressive individuals to continue to push myself towards new ideas for both myself and what I want to do. | | | | |
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> | Applied practically? At the moment, I can’t imagine a discipline more appropriate than startup law. More broadly than just Silicon Valley tech companies, I am excited at just the prospect of working with individuals who have some business or social or personal idea that they hope to develop. As their counsel, or at least just someone with a legal background, I hope to understand their vision and help them best translate that into growth as they see fit. What I thought was the reason I wanted to work in the sports industry is now the perfect reason for me to pursue a career in startups. I am not buying into the brand, but into the individual people and their passions. | | | | |
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The first time I doubted working in sports was when I considered working for a startup. Like many other ideas, I figured I would forget about it in a few days. Weeks later, working for a startup is still the only thing I can think about. Unlike my desire to work in sports which was more driven by the potential effect of my actions, my desire to work with startups lies in the content and nature of the actual position I would have. It is not so much to do with the startup itself, but more with what the startup represents. Instead of having to tailor myself to the industry, my recent mindset, that has led me to think about startups, has been to focus on what type of lawyer I want to be by understanding how I am and what I value. | | | | |
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More than anything else, passion drives who I am and who I want to be. Moving forward, I need to be passionate about what I am doing and not just the company logo at the top of the page and what it could represent. Passion also directs who I choose to surround myself with. From a professional perspective, I hope to work with others who are particularly passionate about something of their own. As their counsel, or at least as someone with a legal background, I am excited at the prospect of working with these individuals, hearing their visions, and best helping them grow their company in the way that they see fit. What I thought was the reason I wanted to work in the sports industry is now the perfect reason for me to pursue a career in startups. I am not buying into the brand, but into the individual people and their passions. My mother is an artist who specializes in “the use of color” (- my mom), her dad was a tailor, her mom was a fashion designer, and my paternal grandfather was a carpenter; as such, I have been exposed to and have come to value different ideals of creative expression. Not to limit myself just to startups, I hope to surround myself by innovative, dynamic, and progressive individuals. | >
> | Focusing on my strengths
I think that one of my greatest strengths is in understanding how others work and how they act. Although I am grateful for this opportunity to be surrounded by types of personalities that I have never experienced before, (not to be too dramatic) Columbia Law School has an environment that is toxic for social development. My first semester here contributed very little to my conception of the law and, if anything, was detrimental to my understanding of lawyering. For many, their only “passion” is to get good grades or to work for the best firm, and they let you know it. | | | | |
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> | However, this semester, the combination of surrounding myself by people who make me excited about being a lawyer, avoiding people who need to suck you into the drama of the grading curve, and Law and Contemporary Society has surely contributed to this realization. | | | | |
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< | Although I am sure I had a good reason to come to law school, I don’t know how I decided without truly understanding how I wanted to lawyer. Now, whether it be with startups or starting my own practice to work with different artists, I know how I want to be the lawyer that surrounds myself with people of passion.
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> | While it was certainly initially helpful to separate myself from the law school’s culture to truly understand what I wanted out of myself from this experience, over the next 2 years I think re-engrossing myself into the community will be crucial for my development as a lawyer. Regardless of the area of study, I want to work with people, and I should take advantage of this different environment while it is available to me. I have never been in a community with so many smart, passionate, and talented individuals, and I shouldn’t let a few negative personalities detract from my recognition of their uniqueness. Where the law school lacks in more traditional forms of creativity and innovation, I hope to be able to interact with other Columbia students either academically (I took 4 years of architecture in high school and hope to audit some sort of architecture or history of architecture course) or professionally (by participating in some clinic, contacting the Columbia Startup Lab, or engaging with students myself in some capacity). As I can learn from them, I hope they can learn from me, and I am genuinely excited to return in the fall. | | | | |
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< | A good draft, showing how you have used the materials you brought
with you to begin fashioning your professional life.
The loss of learning history for learning marketing gives me a pang; I
can't prevent myself from wishing that you have other chances to
gain from reading history seriously all that the effort has brought me
over the decades.
What would improve this draft is some further immersion in the
subject of the current enthusiasm. You can say less about
sports—not by dropping any of your ideas but by losing some
unnecessary words—in order to consider two other matters.
First, what are "startups"? New businesses in general, particular
sorts of businesses, particular sorts of people? Second, built on
the first, what should be in your license and your network in order
to build a practice in "working for startups"? How can you use law
school best to get the results in the license and the people in the
network? These are merely speculations now, of course. And what
you are passionate about may change. But it is very productive to
practice thinking, well, practically, about your speculations.
That's how strategy is made.
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> | Although I am sure I had a good reason to come to law school, I don’t know how I decided without truly understanding how I wanted to lawyer. Now, whether it be with startups or starting my own practice to work with different artists, I know how I want to be the lawyer that surrounds myself with people of passion. | | |
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AngeloAngelinoSecondEssay 3 - 27 May 2018 - Main.EbenMoglen
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Don’t Force the Square Peg in the Round Hole | | | I think that one of my greatest strengths is in understanding how others work and how they act. Although I am grateful for this opportunity to be surrounded by types of personalities that I have never experienced before, (not to be too dramatic) Columbia Law School has an environment that is toxic for social development. My first semester here contributed very little to my conception of the law and, if anything, was detrimental to my understanding of lawyering. For many, their only “passion” is to get good grades or to work for the best firm. However, this semester, the combination of surrounding myself by people who make me excited about being a lawyer, avoiding people who need to suck you into the drama of the grading curve, and Law and Contemporary Society has surely contributed to this realization that I feel silly to not have had earlier.
Although I am sure I had a good reason to come to law school, I don’t know how I decided without truly understanding how I wanted to lawyer. Now, whether it be with startups or starting my own practice to work with different artists, I know how I want to be the lawyer that surrounds myself with people of passion. | |
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A good draft, showing how you have used the materials you brought
with you to begin fashioning your professional life.
The loss of learning history for learning marketing gives me a pang; I
can't prevent myself from wishing that you have other chances to
gain from reading history seriously all that the effort has brought me
over the decades.
What would improve this draft is some further immersion in the
subject of the current enthusiasm. You can say less about
sports—not by dropping any of your ideas but by losing some
unnecessary words—in order to consider two other matters.
First, what are "startups"? New businesses in general, particular
sorts of businesses, particular sorts of people? Second, built on
the first, what should be in your license and your network in order
to build a practice in "working for startups"? How can you use law
school best to get the results in the license and the people in the
network? These are merely speculations now, of course. And what
you are passionate about may change. But it is very productive to
practice thinking, well, practically, about your speculations.
That's how strategy is made.
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AngeloAngelinoSecondEssay 2 - 26 Apr 2018 - Main.AngeloAngelino
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For the past 5 years, I have tailored my professional and academic experiences to best position myself within the sports industry. Although my eventual goal was to become involved in the field of sports and development, I was told by the people that I thought I should be looking up to that I would be best served to first learn how the business side of the industry functions. As a result, I switched my major from International History to Global Business and I pursued marketing internships with professional sports teams and consulting internships with sports agencies. Although I was uninspired by each opportunity and the value of it as a potential full-time job, I told myself that each was a necessary learning experience to get closer to that job with FIFA. I tried to fit myself into the suit of the lawyer I thought would grant me the best opportunity to reach my goal. | | | | |
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Why did I love the idea of sports? I love the opportunities that the industry of sport creates for our society. Not just for the select number of athletes that are able to make millions playing the game they are passionate about, but for the billions of people around the world, either as athletes or fans, that use sport as an inspiration in their own lives. | | | | |
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> | I wanted to be a part of that transfer of passion and realization of success. | | | | |
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> | But realistically, as a lawyer in sports, I would only be tangentially involved with that side of the industry. It wasn’t until I wrote my last blog post that I realized that maybe I don’t want to be that lawyer. I don’t want to spend the next 30 years of my life trying to out-maneuver players’ unions to avoid liability for the injuries the players may have suffered over the course of their careers or convince city councilors to contribute public money for 50% of a multi-billion-dollar stadium. | | | | |
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The first time I doubted working in sports was when I considered working for a startup. Like many other ideas, I figured I would forget about it in a few days. Weeks later, working for a startup is still the only thing I can think about. Unlike my desire to work in sports which was more driven by the potential effect of my actions, my desire to work with startups lies in the content and nature of the actual position I would have. It is not so much to do with the startup itself, but more with what the startup represents. Instead of having to tailor myself to the industry, my recent mindset, that has led me to think about startups, has been to focus on what type of lawyer I want to be by understanding how I am and what I value. | | | | |
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More than anything else, passion drives who I am and who I want to be. Moving forward, I need to be passionate about what I am doing and not just the company logo at the top of the page and what it could represent. Passion also directs who I choose to surround myself with. From a professional perspective, I hope to work with others who are particularly passionate about something of their own. As their counsel, or at least as someone with a legal background, I am excited at the prospect of working with these individuals, hearing their visions, and best helping them grow their company in the way that they see fit. What I thought was the reason I wanted to work in the sports industry is now the perfect reason for me to pursue a career in startups. I am not buying into the brand, but into the individual people and their passions. My mother is an artist who specializes in “the use of color” (- my mom), her dad was a tailor, her mom was a fashion designer, and my paternal grandfather was a carpenter; as such, I have been exposed to and have come to value different ideals of creative expression. Not to limit myself just to startups, I hope to surround myself by innovative, dynamic, and progressive individuals. | | | | |
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