For me going to law school was a decision made after long and painstaking deliberation. I had worked full-time as a civilian police investigator for a few years examining allegations of misconduct within the NYPD. My cases normally ranged from stop-and-frisk to excessive use of force. It was not long before I realized that the skills I gained as an investigator were similar to that of a litigator. We both collected and subpoenaed evidence, interviewed witnesses (or "deposed" them), and conducted investigations based on relevant case law. I loved my job, so naturally I thought I would love being an attorney as well. Before taking the plunge, however, I made sure to reach out to several friends and mentors who had been working as attorneys to discuss their experience. Each one had either told me how unhappy they were or had discouraged me from going to law school. Suffice to say I still matriculated believing that my experience might be different. Part of the reason why I'm taking this class is to see if that will indeed be the case.

-- IsaacLara - 26 Jan 2015