Interview with Gabriel Schneider

Can you briefly introduce yourself and tell us what you are studying, at which university and in which semester?

I studied law at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and am currently completing my legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main.

Why did you decide to study law?

The decisive factor for me was that law is still a very generalist degree programme, which means you can enter many different professional fields later on.

What would have been your second choice?

My alternative would have been to study economics or join the police force.

How could working in our law firm help you with your studies and your professional development?

By familiarising myself with the range of tasks that you have to cover as a lawyer. I believe that there are tasks that are not even on your radar.

How do you see your professional future?

Firstly, of course, I would like to successfully complete my legal clerkship. After that, I could imagine completing a Master's degree abroad before starting my career. A career start as a lawyer would be conceivable for me at the moment.

What advice would you give to other law students who are also thinking about working as a research assistant in a law firm?

Definitely do it! You gain new insights and experiences that help you develop professionally and personally.

Finally, tell me your favourite film scene.

The final scene of Christopher Nolan's Inception:

The moment when Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) finally returns to his children and spins his totem - a small spinning top - on the table. This totem serves as an anchor for him in reality: if it keeps spinning endlessly, he is in a dream; if it falls over at some point, he has arrived in reality.

The camera remains on the spinning top, which seems to be slightly wobbling, and then - abruptly - the film cuts to black. An open ending that leaves the audience in suspense and still causes heated discussions to this day: Is Cobb really in reality or still in a dream world?

I love this scene because it brilliantly sums up the central theme of the film - the boundary between dream and reality. It challenges the viewer to think for themselves about what reality actually means.