-: Well, it's a challenge, every day in this job
with the kind of stuff I do, it's challenging.
I'm learning new things, I'm learning new areas of the law,
I'm trying to master difficult technology,
or kind of the ways the things work that I
wouldn't otherwise have to think about.
And this is actually, Pomona is really helpful for this.
So, when I started at Pomona, I was an okay writer.
When I left Pomona I was a much better writer.
And that really served me very well,
doing all essays in class and stuff like that,
you kind of wonder what's the purpose of this?
The purpose is to really be able to
understand a complicated situation
and explain it in a matter of fact way,
and a persuasive way.
And that's really what lawyers do on a day to day basis.
So, you actually see a lot of people
with liberal arts degrees in the legal field,
although I think it's not something that's necessarily
as thought of as a natural career path.
The hours are always a challenge.
You know, trying to balance the work,
which is often very interesting but can be consuming,
with also having a life can be tricky.
And I think that's something a lot of lawyers deal with,
maybe less if they're in academia or things like that,
but if you're in the private sector,
it's somewhat challenging.
I think the other aspect too is,
you know, because you're working on high level issues often,
or with very smart people,
you have to work on your team work,
you need to work on being able to communicate effectively,
and that's not something that anybody really teaches
either in undergrad or in law school so,
it really is kind of something you learn on the job
and it's something I'm still trying to get better at.