"[T]he Article explores the current research on professional identity formation and argues that teaching law students to critically question their choices and to pursue meaningful work is the most effective way to combat the crisis of identity facing the legal profession."
"Forgotten and slowly choked by the thorns of competition, prestige, and external validation, law students’ internal sense of self and purpose begin to wither away until, at the end of three years in law school, they are just a faint shadow of what once was. Unmoored from their personal values and seeing no higher meaning behind their efforts, many law students soon “grow up” to be directionless, helpless, and hopeless lawyers in a profession marked by profound unhappiness."
"[N]ow more than ever it is crucial for legal educators not only to help students learn how to practice law well, but also to empower them to find and nurture their authentic answers for why they want to practice law in the first place. This interdisciplinary Article offers a blueprint for how to achieve this[.]"
Read the article here and consider implementing the noted exercises in the last segment during your time in law school (especially if you need a "life raft"... the article explains this in more detail!)