In one of the speech's most unexpectedly profound moments, Kaling paused her comedy to pay tribute to the unglamorous but essential work of lawyers. She pointed out that a lawyer wrote 'Employees must wash their hands before returning to work,' a lawyer wrote the Miranda rights, and a lawyer wrote the Terms and Conditions that are 'the only things keeping us from the purge.' While the seductive Southern lawyers in John Grisham novels get all the glory, Kaling argued, the rest of the graduating class would form the foundation of day-to-day life. Their dedication to meticulous reading and precise language was a form of heroism that most people never see. It was a rare moment of genuine admiration tucked inside an otherwise relentlessly funny speech.