I love interning here. Once in a while I'll wake up on the wrong side of the bed (at 7:00 in the morning!!), come to court, and not want to be happy because I think of how everyone I deal with are criminals and rule-breakers who have no respect for the law, so they should not be respected. But the vast majority of the time, I believe everyone should be treated with respect and deserve help when needed. So many people come into the courthouse extremely nervous because they don't understand what's going on or what they need to do. That's when I turn on my smile, sit up straighter, and ask if they have any concerns that I can help them with. I just love helping people! Even the big scary men that come in for domestic violence charges (though I want to hit them with the giant hardback Utah Code book) deserve our respect and aid. We give surveys to defendants who have talked to the judge, and one question is what the most helpful part of the court system was. Several people have asked for my title (intern) or first name so they can write it down. I've been called delightful, an angel, and today I was thanked profusely for my "friendly face." Helping people using the law has to be the greatest thing ever. I am so excited to work in DC in the legal field. I talked with a professor at the law school and she said that most people who go into law say they want to "help the world," but that I was different because I seem to genuinely want to help "people" - individuals, one-on-one, personally. She said that's unique and just awesome. Now if I could just get a job as a paralegal!