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GILL, BJS

 
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Synopsis

Every superhero has a weapon. A lawyer has a question.

Twelve-year-old Alex thought he knew the difference between right and wrong — until one evening on his grandfather's porch, a simple question about a river cracked his whole worldview open.

What follows is not a textbook. It's a journey — through ancient river disputes, Roman advocates, space lawyers arguing over who owns the Moon, and five real arguments that changed the course of history — all leading to one question every reader will eventually have to answer for themselves:

What would you stand up for, if no one else would?

Inside, you'll discover:


  • Why "law was humanity's first operating system" — and why it still matters more than ever

  • The six mental habits that separate a great lawyer from a merely loud one

  • A tour of the "many worlds of law" — from AI and space law to gaming, sports, and environmental law

  • Five landmark cases that changed millions of lives, told as real stories, not legal jargon

  • An honest look at the hard nights, the ethical tightropes, and whether AI will replace this profession entirely

  • A 30-Day Future Lawyer Challenge to start thinking like one today — no law degree required


Written for curious teens, thoughtful parents, pre-law students, and career-changers alike, I Want to Be a Lawyer is the book that finally answers the question textbooks never do: not just what a lawyer does, but why the world still desperately needs them.

You don't become a lawyer the day someone hands you a certificate. You begin the first time you stand up for what's right.

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