A law school classmate is now a professor, and I agreed to speak on a career panel to ~~stroke my ego~~ do her a solid.
During the panel, my friend told us about how the 1Ls did a mock negotiation involving a pharma company, and some students protested because they did not want to rep a pharma company, even fictitiously.
The question was whether someone can turn down work because it conflicts with their values.
Like, I get how some people should be excused from cases, like defending an opioid maker when a family member struggles with opioid addiction, but if you can’t even fathom fictitiously representing the pharma industry I don’t know if you’ll make it at a law firm.