archaic-stranger: the law studentswandering the endless shelves of the library, looking for the volu
archaic-stranger: the law studentswandering the endless shelves of the library, looking for the volume you needthe smell of dust and old paperheavy law books piled in your armsputting on mock trials and debates with your friendscrafting your arguments, knowing the importance of word choice and syntaxa travel mug with your favorite coffee blendmemorizing sections and subsections of important lawsscribbled reminders on post-it notes stuck to your deskdozens of papers spread across your desk with notes scribbled in the marginsexamining the rules we create for ourselvesquizzing your study group on key precedentsunderstanding that what is law is not always what is rightcrumpled dress shirts lying on your floora strong sense of justicereviewing trial footage, taking notes of the techniques used by the prosecution and defense your favorite pen tucked into the inner pocket of your suit jacketthe anticipatory quiet of an empty courtroomstudying rhetoricpuzzling through documents until you understand the details of a casefeeling at home surrounded by convoluted legal textspacing across your floor, practicing your opening statement under your breathwatching legal dramas in your time off, poking fun at the inaccuraciesa deep respect for the legal systemthe thrill of an argument, feeling the adrenaline rise in your veins This… -- source link