“Why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way? What's the matter with kids today?” —Lyrics from “Kids,” Bye Bye Birdie soundtrack

Millennials are defined as people born from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. They grew up at the turn of the millennium, entered the jury pool, and have been bewildering trial ­lawyers ever since.

The millennial mindset has been of great interest to older generations who seek the key of how to understand and motivate these young people. Millennials have been perceived as entitled, narcissistic, impatient and lacking in loyalty, but smart and ­motivated all at the same time.