Word: nesson
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...seminar at the Law School Nesson observes a mock courtroom trial, looking fascinated. As the student prosecutor catches a witness in an apparent contradiction, Nesson smiles and nods his head approvingly, as if he has just witnessed a dancer executing a difficult pirouette...
Maintaining a positive attitude towards law practice seems to be no problem for Nesson. Responding to the common charge that Harvard Law School is geared towards preparation for corporate law and neglects law theory too much, Nesson says, "Law is a business. It's dictated by the jobs available, and there is demand for corporate lawyers. Unfortunately, corporate law doesn't carry a 'do-good' aspect like some other fields...
...seems as though Nesson's life was planned from the beginning, but he admits there are a few things he would do differently if he could live his life over again...
...wouldn't have goofed off so much while I was at college for one thing," Nesson says. He had enough credits to graduate from Harvard in three years, but after being denied admission to the Law School he decided to complete his fourth year, after which he was accepted. During his stay at law school Nesson was number one in his class all three years and graduated summa...
...There wasn't much of a community as far as Harvard and Radcliffe were concerned when I was there," Nesson says. "I never had much to do with Radcliffe; I preferred Wellesley. But then, as now, I think the most important thing for the undergraduate here to do is to know what he or she wants, and that requires a lot of introspection...