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>		I enjoyed Michelle's thoughts on the firm reception. I'm curious about connecting the general enthusiasm about the receptions with Eben's comments on prestige. Why is it that most law students here consider working for a plaintiff's personal injury firm to be worse in some prestige sense (aside from money or hours) than practicing at a large corporate firm? Why have I repeatedly heard that white collar criminal defense work is considered the most prestigious litigation at those same large firms? None of these ideas are consistent with at least my basic moral intuitions, so maybe part of the function of law school is to teach us to ignore those intuitions.

-- DavidHirsch - 04 Mar 2012

 I really enjoyed Meagan’s post. I, myself, have been having difficulty making connections and drawing parallels between all the characters and themes we have encountered so far. On top of that, it’s also been difficult for me to get away from focusing on the “what would you” as opposed to the “would you” as Lissette discussed earlier, primarily because the “would you” feels like a definitive “no” and that reality has been troubling me for quite some time.

But I appreciate the exercise that Meagan invites us to participate in, that is, think about how these characters can illuminate for us, and help us understand, the ways in which we can or will engage with the legal system and its institutions.


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