Law Degree = Empowering ?

Sometimes it scares me that I will be entering a profession that is dominated by white people. I just had an incident at work today where somebody made a racial comment that I wasn't too cool with. It's fine now, because it's not as if I am trying to climb the ladder at my current company. I am worried though, about the subtle amounts of racism if say, I were to one day work at a law firm that was less diverse.

I feel like I need to be exposed into one of these environments. I tend to be pretty defensive about racial issues and when someone says something remotely stereotypical about Asians, I feel the need to say something back. It's tough to draw the line at work though, because you can't really "throw shit down" and fight someone.

Why do people enter a career in the law? The law is known as a genteel profession, similar to a secret society where handshakes and cigars solve problems. I guess something about the power and respect lawyers command made me very interested in pursuing a J.D.

Is a J.D. really that empowering though? Or is it that the rich and powerful are lawyers by self selection? I don't know. I don't know if getting a law degree will help me with regards to my social mobility.

This entry did not really have a clear direction. Just thought I'd throw this stuff out there.