You secure a high-profile internship right out of law school. Feeling like the hotshot that you totally are, you steal a new client from a partner at your firm by promising them you can negotiate a sweet labor contract for them. You fumble the case royally and find yourself blacklisted from the industry for eternity.

After a few years of slaving away as an intern, you get a job at a corporate firm dealing with television and radio media. You earn a decent living working in the background for ten years until you realize that your average salary isn't worth your constant feeling of inadequacy.

You're competitive and outgoing, and you've been honing your keen intellect with chess for years. After landing an enviable position at a small firm that deals exclusively with intellectual property cases, you win a number of suits that earn you respect in the industry.

After winning a high-profile case for a recording artist who sued some wannabe band for using his copyrighted lyrics, you start raking in the clients, not to mention the big bucks. Everyone in Nashville knows your name, and you've been featured in a few magazines.

You want to be a movie director, but your dad always dreamed about you going to law school. You do it just to appease him and specialize in entertainment law at UCLA as a compromise. You make a name for yourself in the industry quickly—with some help from your well-connected family and friends.