In the short time that I have been a lawyer, many people have impressed upon me the importance of carving out a practice niche. First professors, then mentors, and now colleagues have all stressed that finding a unique practice space for yourself within the profession is crucial. Recognizing the importance is one thing, but as a young lawyer working in your first job out of law school, how exactly are you supposed to know what you want to pursue and that there is a need out there for you to fill?

I was fascinated to read that the artist Jeff Koons has recently gotten into hot water again for allegedly basing a sculpture on a third party’s creative work. The artist has been accused of plagiarizing a 1985 advertisement for French clothing brand Naf Naf. My interest in the intersection of the arts and the law is organic and longstanding. Many of my friends and acquaintances work in the creative industry. I have an undergraduate degree in the history of art, and I worked with a university art gallery and art collection before law school. My experiences at the other end of the table cemented that working with arts clients in a legal capacity was my strength, and something I wanted to pursue as part of a practice. I realize, however, that for many of my friends and colleagues, defining a niche is not as easy.

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