For those considering life as an appellate attorney, the path to a fulfilling legal career does not always have to be straight. In an article published by the Minnesota State Bar Association, Jeffrey Wald, Nelson Mullins Of Counsel litigator, offers budding lawyers some keen, albeit unconventional, tips to success. In an excerpt, Wald strongly recommends reading anything and everything, especially classic novels:

“The novel is narrative- and character-driven, just like your appellate briefs. Learn to appreciate the complexity of the human condition that a novel like Brothers Karamazov or War and Peace portrays, and you will be far better equipped to prepare a brief on a Fourth Amendment issue, or challenge damages in a wrongful-death case, or even interpret EPA regulations.”

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