Most people think first of law firms, public defenders or prosecutors, representing many clients, or in-house jobs working at a company and having that company as their single client. However, lawyers work in many more settings and do things besides representing clients. Lawyers may be diplomats, legislators, judges, mediators, consultants, actors, lobbyists, professors, writers, public interest advocates, business executives, financial analysts, hedge fund or private equity fund partners; they can work in think tanks, not for profits, or media companies. Lawyers can be involved in diverse subject matter; you can choose a legal career based on the industry or issue you care about – civil rights, the environment, immigration, business – and within that industry or issue, you can choose what kind of lawyering you’d like to do: private or public interest litigation, regulatory advice, interest group advocacy, deal work; there are multiple dimensions and ways to think about using a law degree.