Composed Desire

Composed Desire

I'm just a girl, sorta

Grateful to both firms for teaching me different kinds of strength.

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Umi
Feb 05, 2026
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From the outside, my life looks very online.

There’s travel. There are pretty views. There is the suggestion of a “nice” life—one that appears social, aesthetic, and gently aspirational in the way algorithms reward. People who meet me after law school often assume I’m always out somewhere, doing something, surrounded by motion. Or assume I’m high mainten…

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