Only a very small percentage of civil lawsuits make it to trial. Accordingly, a lucky litigator gets a jury trial (a real trial) now and then, a bench trial (almost a trial) here and there, and an arbitration hearing (kind of like a trial) from time to time. You enjoy oral argument—even a discovery dispute on Zoom. But deep down you want to be in a courtroom—opening, closing, objecting, cross-examining, and pleading your client's case to the jury. The good stuff.