I like having conversations about "what lawyers actually do"...so many ppl go into #biglaw thinking they are going to be standing up in court all the time, or reading cases all the time, only to find the reality is quite different (unless you're a tax lawyer)

My experience in #biglaw = you don't actually do much "law", but you are mainly just getting delivering and implementing stuff. There is "pure law" and "legal advice" but often this is right at the start - esp in transactions - and the lion's share is implementing that advice

Lots of people take offence at this, I think because of the prestige that comes with going to law school, walking through the doors of a renowned firm etc. I don't think they should take offence. It is to your credit that you can think about knotty legal issues AND get sh*t done

I never get why people in #biglaw care so much when I talk about most of lawyers' lives being about delivering stuff and implementing stuff rather than doing "legal stuff" like "advising", standing up in court of legal research...

For all the negative things people say about lawyers, I do think they are great at delivering stuff to tight timeframes and getting sh*t done. What I want to do is apply that amazing mindset to getting the *right* sh*t done, or getting sh*t done in a better way for their clients