-: What I like most about being a lawyer is
actually, I would say, three-fold.
One, I like interacting with businesses,
and I represent businesses of all sizes,
in all different types of industries.
And so I'm constantly learning,
and I really enjoy that aspect of my job.
Secondly, I enjoy the counseling side of my job,
because it's preventative in nature,
and I like helping people solve a problem.
I feel very comfortable working
with clients to solve problems.
And I guess I would say the third part of my job
that I enjoy is getting out and doing workplace training
and being among employees
and in more of a teaching role.
I especially enjoy that.
I work in a fairly large firm.
And, you know, lawyers, we're not always
the easiest to work with.
We like to be right, and we like to advocate our position.
So that can be a little challenging.
The other thing I would say,
I've been practicing for 24 years at this point.
I would say that, at times, particularly on
the litigation side of things, I see an erosion of civility.
And some of that may be a reflection of our culture.
But I don't enjoy the nastiness of it sometimes,
and there can be a lack of professionalism.