Life as a Catholic Big Firm Litigator
Document Type
Event
Publication Date
11-8-2023
Abstract
The Center for Law and the Human Person at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (Catholic Law) held on Wednesday, November 8, the second Faith in Action lecture of 2023-24 academic year. By invitation of Center director Elizabeth Kirk, Sullivan Cromwell partner Thomas C. White discussed the challenge of balancing his faith with his career, in a talk entitled “Life as a Catholic Big Firm Litigator.” Emphasizing the discipline required to pursue excellence as not only a litigator but also a person of faith—as well as, in his case, a father of a large family—White highlighted that lawyers must be honest with themselves about their commitments, both religious and secular. He noted that ways to better live out the proper ordering of obligations to God, family, and work could always be identified by a rigorous examination of conscience; and shared that, in his experience, spending time in daily prayer is possible—even for very busy people—because God is a “time multiplier.”
Recommended Citation
White, Thomas C., "Life as a Catholic Big Firm Litigator" (2023). Faith In Action. 34.
https://scholarship.law.edu/faith_lectures/34
