There's no better place to spend a law school summer than the San Francisco Bay Area. Your firms, of course, will be sure to show you a great time -- treating you to dinners at hip restaurants and arranging social events like wine tasting in Napa or a night of cooking school. But you won't be spending every moment of your summer fraternizing with the lawyers. So here are some cool -- and in some cases, lesser known -- things to do during your off hours in the Bay Area. If you do one each weekend, you'll have an authentic Bay Area experience by the time you've got to head back to the books!

Let's be real. Lawyering is not an easy job. Between the billable hours pressure, cantankerous opposing counsel, demanding law firm partners and nitpicky local court rules, being a lawyer can sometimes make you want to crawl under a rock. But it doesn't have to be that way. Indeed, practicing law can actually be rewarding and fun. Here are a few tips for making your job more enjoyable.