One need not be flamboyant to be an excellent lawyer, but the ability to persuasively articulate concrete positions is essential. A lawyer does not serve her own interests but her client's. She provides the client with information, but ultimately, the client decides what to do. The lawyer must be able to accept and advance the client's decision, even if she does not agree with that particular course of action. The practice of law is a jungle filled with pockets of quicksand for the sloppy, lazy lawyer.
Legal procedures involve a multitude of arbitrary details and deadlines.
People turn to the law only when matters are important and other attempts to resolve them have failed. Both parties usually believe very strongly in the merits of their claims and pursue their interests aggressively. Lawyers do not usually see people at their best. In choosing her major, a student should select a program based primarily on her interests and skills. If she knows the type of law she is interested in pursuing, that may also be relevant to her choice of major.