TheFryingDutchman

What's the mood among the people of Hong Kong? Are they hopeful? Resigned to their fate? Looking to emigrate?

The American system seems to have a disconnect between the actual loss and damages.

The law certainly requires a direct link between loss suffered and damages awarded. You may be thinking of the outrageous jury verdicts that you sometimes see in the news. What the papers don't tell you is that such 'sticker-shock' verdicts are often reduced on appeal.

It's a tough profession. Work as a paralegal for a couple years after college to get a sense of what it's like. If you like it, then and only then go to law school.