Law students are probably the most passive people in society.

We tend to follow a
pattern of eat, sleep, digest, and repeat. We are also included in the people who are more likely
to die depressed, unhappy, single, and obese from all the studying that we have been doing. It
then becomes peculiar to ask the role of law students in nation building. Do we even play a part
in nation building? As a proud law student, I would have to answer with a big yes. Like it or not,
majority of the nation’s next leaders will be lawyers and it is our role to make sure that we
correct the mistakes of the previous generation. This is supported by the traits that we
generally have which are being malleable, disciplined, and humble.

First, law students are very malleable in a sense that we absorb a variety of
perspectives. Most of the law professors teach in varying styles when it comes to view of the
law, and this goes the same with nation building insofar as political law is concerned. Professors
would often utilize three or more academic references just so the students would better
appreciate the law. In my country, there is a divide between opposing political beliefs which
tend to create chaos among the citizens. The one thing I noticed is that people fail to be
accepting of other people’s beliefs. The people failed to recognize that political opinions are
very different from the penal code. There is no right or wrong answer and this is one thing that
I’ve learned in law school. This is also one trait that is wanting in the government. The
government does not know how to be accepting of other people’s beliefs.

Second, the trait of being disciplined. The discipline comes to play in terms of working
on life goals. Law students have to get up every single day, read and digest a thousand cases
per semester, endure the shame of recitation and end up failing at the end for unknown
reasons. The main gist here is that if law students are disciplined enough to go through four
years of hell, death, shame, embarrassment, then we are most likely to be disciplined enough
to lead a chaotic country. I mean, what could be worse than law school?

Lastly, the trait of being humble. The one thing that separates lawyers and law students
apart is the title. This absence of title makes law students very humble. What does this have to
do with the role of law students in national building? Being humble ensures that law students
are utilitarians in their everyday decisions. Decisions should not be made because of bragging
rights nor should they be made because of the title attorney. Decisions in life, career, and in
everything should always consider the practical aspect and law students have that.

Interestingly enough, one may argue that lawyers were once law students so why
should be niche law students into a separate group? This is because somehow and someway
lawyers tend to forget the reason why they became lawyers in the first place, and we all have
different reasons as to why we went into law school. Lawyers tend to get blinded by earthly
reasons. This goes not just with lawyers but leaders of the nation; our leaders forget that their
main goal is to serve the nation and not to propagate political opinions and beliefs. This is
where law students come to play. Our role is to ensure that we maintain these traits that I’ve
mentioned. That is our burden to carry and also our opportunity to set an example in nation
building.
 The traits that I have shared are basically what makes a perfect leader in a nation. To
put in a nutshell, a law student’s role in nation building is to be better from the previous
generation; to learn from their mistakes; and to be a better example to the people who are
unfortunate to not be able to receive the proper education to understand life. Our traits,
qualities, and experience are what we will use to make a difference in the world.