What It's All About

N.B: I graduate from law school today, and I was selected to serve as the student speaker. I am posting the text of my speech because I think it is important for people to consider the role of lawyers and what it means to become one.Whatever my graduation says about me, it indisputably says a great deal about my parents, two loving, courageous, brilliant people whom I respect more than I could ever express. I have pursued my goals with zeal because to waste all that my parents have given to and done for me would insult their hard work and commitment to their children. I also wanted to succeed at school because I owed it to my sister, a witty, strong, and indispensable best friend who always believes in me. I am as fortunate as I am happy today.Commencement AddressDespite what the publishing industry would have you believe, there is, in fact, no manual for law school. I know because I came to St. Louis with a basic problem: I hadn’t the faintest clue about what I was supposed to be d...