First I have to complete the schooling, and then I have to confront the opinions people hold of the stereotypical lawyer. He gets taller. After all I want to become a lawyer and at the same time be a good person respected for doing my job, and doing it well. Certain shows capitalize on the jokes about lawyers, while others tend to portray more realistic view of an attorney. Ally McBeal does a fine job of belittling the idea I have of a lawyer.
Television plays an important role in either stifling or promoting certain opinions.
These two shows may attract different people to the law profession for different reasons. They also help people form an uneducated opinion of lawyers. In the eighth grade I took a Business Law class with Mr. Kelly. This was an elective, but was recommended for junior or senior level students. I had heard that this was one of the easier elective classes, and easier means better grades.