I’ve wanted to be a lawyer my entire life, so upon graduating college I immediately enrolled into law school. If there is one thing you need to know about law school, it is that it’s a hyper competitive learning environment. I’m talking people hiding hornbooks (basically study guides), purposely sabotaging people’s grades to affect your own rank, and exclusive study groups. And there were drugs everywhere—prescribed or otherwise—to keep people focused. I’m telling you, the DEA would have a field day going through bags and lockers at any American law school.
Although people would describe me as hyper competitive, I did not participate in any of the sabotaging or substance abuse. However, I was what many would call a “gunner,” in law school. I know all the lawyers reading this are immediately rolling their eyes at this confession—a gunner you couldn’t stand in your own class likely came to mind as soon as I mentioned this word. For all of you non-legal professionals, a “gunner” is like someone who is always ready to answer, asks super unnecessary questions or hypotheticals, and nearly always has something to say—a real teacher’s pet type. I’ve fully recovered, I promise. Honestly though, I’m not ashamed of it—I embrace it. I went to law school to absorb everything I could and to excel, which I did. I made law review, competed in moot court, and was in the top 7% of my law school class.