Dear Ms. Trunk,

My dad has been a fan of yours for a long time, and he told me I should ask you about law school. I am a college senior at [top 10 school] and I’m pretty sure I want to go to law school. My dad wants me to try working in another field first, before I go to law school. He says he’s not paying for law school “over his dead body.” So I am trying to decide what to do. I really just want to take a year off after college while I study for the LSAT and then apply to law schools.

I appreciate your time, Ms. Trunk.

Sincerely,

[Redacted]

Tomorrow I’ll be in a training program with the head of our product division at [redacted company] and 30 other new employees. There will be 20 minutes for questions. Can you suggest a good question to ask?