After leading last year’s essays for new lawyers with a piece titled “You’re Going to Fail,” we had to take a more positive approach this year. So, this year I asked lawyers to consider a line from a movie, “Philadelphia,” where Tom Hanks’ character is asked what he loves about the law.

His answer: “It’s that every now and again—not often, but occasionally—you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens.”