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<blockquote data-quote="habituallylatte" data-source="post: 47166" data-attributes="member: 5921"><p>Although some firms may ask this explicitly, either in an application form or at an interview, I formulated the following question as part of my own self-reflection into my motivations:</p><p></p><p>If you want to work on a broad range of matters, on cross-border, complex transactions etc, why do you want to be a lawyer rather than a management consultant?</p><p></p><p>I know the difference between what lawyers do and what consultants do, but both seem to fulfil the criteria that people usually point to when describing why they want to be a lawyer. Plus, nobody genuinely wants to read fine print at 2:00AM, checking for typos, and I don't believe wanting to think about fine points of the law is a useful, solid motivation for being a corporate lawyer considering what such lawyers actually do.</p><p></p><p>So, in short, give me a plausible reason not be a management consultant.</p><p></p><p>I apologise if this has been covered before, but I wasn't able to find such a thread.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="habituallylatte, post: 47166, member: 5921"] Although some firms may ask this explicitly, either in an application form or at an interview, I formulated the following question as part of my own self-reflection into my motivations: If you want to work on a broad range of matters, on cross-border, complex transactions etc, why do you want to be a lawyer rather than a management consultant? I know the difference between what lawyers do and what consultants do, but both seem to fulfil the criteria that people usually point to when describing why they want to be a lawyer. Plus, nobody genuinely wants to read fine print at 2:00AM, checking for typos, and I don't believe wanting to think about fine points of the law is a useful, solid motivation for being a corporate lawyer considering what such lawyers actually do. So, in short, give me a plausible reason not be a management consultant. I apologise if this has been covered before, but I wasn't able to find such a thread. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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