A litigation associate in both the New York and Washington, D.C. offices from 1985 to 1992, Burlette Carter moved from private practice to academia out of her desire to influence a broader audience. Currently working on a political history of academic and practicing lawyers, Carter developed a passion for teaching law at the George Washington University Law School. Asked about the biggest change she has witnessed since her own days as a law student, Carter noted that far fewer law professors have actually practiced law themselves. This is a gap she helps to fill, teaching evidence, sports and the law, trusts and estates, and civil procedure. Carter offers her view of law as both a fertile ground for scholarly study and a powerful agent for change, noting that "you can do a lot with a law degree," and encourages students to use law school for a "broad-based experience." Happy where she is, Carter admits that she made life-long friends while at Hughes Hubbard and that "the brightest people [she's] ever worked with were at Hughes Hubbard."