When I was in first year law, I hated it. It was competitive and I felt stupid all the time. My parents told me to wait and see if I got through to Part II, because of the amazing friends I’d make there. They were so right, and that’s what I miss in this whole thing.

I’m so lucky with how things are for me right now. But I do miss just sitting in the law cafe talking about nothing, and then occasionally falling into intense discussion about the merits of the minority approach in a case.

I miss seeing people day in, day out, working hard in the Dave when one day they’ll be a PM, at the UN, a litigator, an MP, a judge. But right now they’re just a kid in a hoodie trying to figure out the Style Guide.

Law school is hard. It’s a place that makes you want to be competitive, it makes you want to isolate yourself. But now that I’m actually isolated I know that it’s also an incredible place to form friendships. I’m going to try harder to notice that when we go back.