I was determined to become a criminal lawyer and help look after the poor.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was at school, I wanted to be a lawyer.
I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
I was a litigation lawyer, working in downtown Toronto. I was successful, yet I was very unfulfilled. I had the sense that I really wasn't living according to my values, and I didn't have the passion or sense of mission I was looking for.
I thought I wanted to be a lawyer and was going through this growth phase.
I went to law school after college.
I worked my way through law school.
Nobody wants to be a lawyer - it's hard work. But it was kind of my academic route.
I wanted to be a barrister for a long time.
I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.
I wasn't meant to be an attorney, but I was meant to go to law school.