Congratulations! You’ve studied for the LSATs, gained admission to a law school, graduated, passed a bar or two, and are among the fortunate population to land a job. Now you must face the most difficult task of all: figuring out what kind of lawyer (and person) you want to be. Don’t be fooled, this is not an article reviewing how to pick a type of law to practice; it is about taking a reflective look inward and deciding what you want your reputation to be and how to achieve that objective in the years to come.
I’m sure some of you are thinking that passing the character and fitness portion of a bar exam is all that matters and now you are free to do as you please without repercussions. This could not be further from the truth. How you act—in public, to clients, toward other attorneys, members of the judiciary—in your first five to seven years of practice is critical to how successful you will be later. Why? Because everything you do contributes to your reputation and what kind of lawyer (and person) people perceive you to be.
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