It's very contentious, there are huge amounts of money on the line, people are ticked off at each other, everyone is lost. It's a struggle to maintain balance in my life. Part of that relates to my personality. I'm a solution oriented person, I'm a moderate person, I believe in the process. I don't agree with everything my clients are doing, but my personal policy beliefs aren't driving the process.
Litigation is dominated by power hungry, manipulative egomaniacs.
Environmental law is a huge field and it's very profitable for law firms. For whatever reason there are a lot of unhappy lawyers out there, but there are also a lot of unhappy postal workers too. It's probably best to get involved in environmental issues professionally or as a volunteer. And of course recognize the debt burden you'll incur.