A few times a year, I have the honor of meeting with a young person who is thinking about law school and someone told them they ought to talk to an actual lawyer first. I always take the meeting. I care about my profession, we need good lawyers, and I'd rather a young person hear the truth — even if the truth talks them out of it. Recently I spent an hour on the phone with a college senior and afterward I figured the advice was worth writing down. Here it is. First, treat it