Venus Williams

I have a lot of good role models in my family for things off the court - like my older sister, who's a lawyer. I don't like writing papers, but she's helped me a lot. It's nice to have an art and business background because they tie together perfectly.

American Tennis Player

Edmund Burke

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

Irish Statesman

Vera Farmiga

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

American Actress

Parvathy

Both my parents are lawyers. They come from humble beginnings.

Indian Actress

Erika Jayne

My husband's a lawyer, and I lived a lawyer's wife's life.

Monica Bellucci

To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality.

Italian Actress

John Kennedy

A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.

American Lawyer

Joe Jamail

For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.

American Businessman

Jejomar Binay

I'm a lawyer. The right to life is important.

Filipino Public Servant

Janet Reno

American Public Servant

Refers to lawyers who actively participate in court trials defending or prosecuting.

Court Representation

Lawyers provide strategy for legal situations, not just court cases.

Strategy Advice

Lawyers often specialize in certain legal areas like family or criminal law.

Specialization Significance

These lawyers typically work on legal matters that don't require courtroom presence.

Non-courtroom Focus

Their expertise often lies in advising on specific types of legal documents and transactions.

Advisory Expertise

Their work is diverse, from creating legal documents to advising on acquisitions.

Varied Legal Tasks

 they began to focus on chapter one of the story. Now, you might think that this decline in death sentences and the increase in the number of life sentences is a good thing or a bad thing. I don't want to have a conversation about that today. All that I want to tell you is that the reason that this has happened is because death penalty lawyers have understood

Lessons from death row...

 She said, "There's one room in my new place for the boys and one room for the girls, but at night, they're just all up on my bed, and we're doing homework all together and everything. One of them wants to be a preacher, one of them wants to be a firefighter, and one of the girls says she's going to be a lawyer. They don't cry like they used to,

Depression, the secret...

 group I could get in there as an educator maths history science food can go through all of those things okay I was there for three weeks before the LAUSD finally got their lawyers to kick us out okay but that's okay because the most important thing is my life is surrounded by adults that have let down

Launching a Food...

 and indeed I was moved by it, because I had become a lawyer because I wanted to speak for the voiceless, defend the defenseless, and I'd never realized how voiceless and defenseless the trillions, billions of nonhuman animals are. And I began to work as an animal protection lawyer.

Chimps have feelings and...

 So, if you're in the audience today, or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life.

Margaret Stewart: How...

 who typically have limited experience with children. No, they cannot detect children's lies. Their performance is around chance. Now how about social workers and child-protection lawyers, who work with children on a daily basis? Can they detect children's lies?

Can you really tell if a...

 They were given medical exams. We went to their homes and we interviewed their parents. And then these teenagers grew up into adults who entered all walks of life. They became factory workers and lawyers and bricklayers and doctors,

Robert Waldinger: What...

 The words in the lockers that remain open at the end will help you crack the code for the safe. Before cousin Thaddeus can even start down the line, you step forward and tell the lawyer you know which lockers will remain open.

Can you solve the locker...

 To be honest, by personality, I'm just not much of a crier. But I think in my career that's been a good thing. I'm a civil rights lawyer, and I've seen some horrible things in the world.

Gary Haugen: The hidden...

 He wanted to fulfill his dream with my dad, because he wanted my dad to be a lawyer. And that's why I wanted to be a lawyer. I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family.