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Perspective

Feb. 26, 2010

The Partner: When Things Don't Turn Out Right the First Time

When her plan to become a health care lawyer didn't unfold as expected, Colleen Snow learned to let go and move onto a new version of "just right."

By Colleen Snow

Unlike many of my friends, law school was never my "end goal" during college. My decision to go to law school happened effectively by default. As an English and Foreign Affairs major at the University of Virginia, I realized as I neared graduation that my opportunities for gainful employment after graduation were limited at best. With an eye to continued schooling, deferral of my employment decision and a realization that a law degree would help me in what...

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