‘Hmm, should you go to law school?’ (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty)
People against Trump are saying, “I want to be the judge that stood up to him.” People for Trump are saying, “I could’ve won that case for him.” Young people were saying, “Wow, the lawyers are really stepping up to talk back to power and help guard the rule of law and democracy.” The positive role of a lawyer was made visible in a way that it’s often not.
— Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, commenting on the lore of the “Trump bump,” which has inspired both Democrats and Republicans to take the LSAT and apply to go to law school.
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