-: I think that volunteering in the community
is a wonderful thing to do,
or entry level jobs.
In other words, finding out how the world really works
outside of what we're learning in the classroom.
The classroom is critical.
But I volunteered a lot for different charities,
I had entry level jobs, and all of these things
taught me things that I still call upon today.
What are the stresses of a very small not for profit?
I mean, how do they balance their checkbook
and how do they manage cashflow, how do they hire people?
It teaches you to be resourceful, and scrappy,
and entrepreneurial, and all of those things
are going to be invaluable in whatever career you pursue,
whether it is practicing law or using your law degree
to go into business.
The person is pursued broad experiences
educationally in the work environment, volunteering.
Somebody who has something unique as opposed to
just went down a narrow path.
Even if the person did very, very well in their classes.
We have a lot of applicants who did very, very well
in their classes.
We look for people who bring a different perspective
that help us as an organization
because they'll add a perspective
that we don't currently have.
Whoever it is, has to have a passion and a commitment
to want to excel.
And I think that comes through by
what they have done with their free time in the past,
and sometimes how they answer questions.
Does the person come in already knowing everything?
Or does the person come in inquisitive
in wanting to dig in and learn?
I would rather have the person who's inquisitive
and will not stop until they understand
what it is that we need to learn,
because nobody can know everything.
But if somebody has a hunger to try to learn
and try to get better, that's a person who we have
to have on our team.