... my dreams of being a lawyer were all but dead. It ... the path to becoming a lawyer. And when that finally happens ... I would have been a lawyer for a decade at that ... t know what kind of lawyer you want to be ... prospects when you become a lawyer. If you're chasing big ...
J.Y., I'm not even the taking the LSAT for the purpose of going to law school and becoming a lawyer. I'm taking the LSAT for the purpose of going to law school and working at 7Sage ;-).
It absolutely depends on the state, the charge and many states have provisions for evidence of rehabilitation so you could do some pretty serious stuff and still be cool. And you can definitely become a lawyer with a DUI in many states.
Pro tip: get your own perc and dry clean everything yourself... Sure you'll have to buy a new washer pretty frequently, but nothing says hipster lawyer like DIY dry cleaning...
Try using spreeder and reading the economist, New York Times opinions, wall street journal, American lawyer and scientific American. I use the 7 sage method when reading those articles