Nader also expressed his view that HLS was restrictive of outward and forward looking thought.

"We were never accused of showing foresight, probably because we couldn't footnote it," Nadar quipped.

He cited fiscal problems as a reason why this still plagues law students today, explaining how a mountain of debt after college and law school leaves students unable to pursue loftier goals.

"What happens to a generation of law students when they are ready to take a pioneering leap, when they still have a residue of idealism, but are forced to drop it to go work for some huge firm in order to pay off their debt?" Nadar asked.

He spoke about how so many lawyers today get trapped in the cycle of huge firms and large retainers, watching their careers slip by in a quest for monetary reward.

"As these corporate lawyers reach their 60s and 70s, they look back as their grandchild sitting on their knee asks them what they did for a living... That's when they realize they missed the justice bandwagon," he said.

He then appealed for this not to happen to a new generation of lawyers.