Helping students to choose and get into Canadian Law School

I have had some recent students of mine at the Dhillon School of Business (I am a part-time Instructor there, teaching two legal related classes each semester - Management Law, Employment and Labour Law, and The Art of Negotiation) gain acceptance into law school, and it is really gratifying to know that I was an influence in them making the decision to apply for law school.  I usually talk a bit about the process of applying to law school in my class, and sometimes I am surprised at how a student who says that they have no interest in law school at the beginning of the semester ends up telling me that they have decided to apply for law school by the end of the semester and have taken the LSAT and now hope for a reference.  I think that is really cool.

My experience is that until you have some real exposure to the law, either through a university class, or when you end up in a legal matter yourself, or until you spend a bit of time with a lawyer or at a law office, it is uncommon to have an inherent desire to become a lawyer.  Exposure of this kind often leads to an aha moment and the student then decides to make the sacrifice to write the LSAT and to apply to law school.  It's a big decision but often leads to great rewards.

What made you decide to apply for law school or to write the LSAT?