Erin has many personal qualities that make up for her lack of an education that help her to eventually succeed. Of which include determination, great emotion, beauty and the fact that she speaks her mind with no filter. She shows massive amounts of determination throughout the film including the scene where she is talking to Ed Masry about getting a job. “Now, I 'm smart, I 'm hard-working, and I 'll do anything, and I 'm not leaving here without a job. Don 't make me beg. If it doesn 't work out, fire me... But don 't make me beg” (14 Grant). This shows a lot of guts and determination as she will not give up on this job and will even resort to begging if she has too. She also brings much needed emotion to the PG and E case. She puts all of her emotion into all of her talks whether it be with people who are with her or against her. When she is talking to Ed about the number of plaintiffs they need Ed implies that Erin is …show more content…
Some of Erin’s personal qualities are a bit unorthodox in the world of attorneys. For example Erin will at sometimes use her physical appearance to allow her to get what she wants. While talking to the water board attendant she seems to use her cleavage as a way to convince the man to let her behind the desk to view any file she pleases. Erin also talks however she feels fit. This often adds a large amount of emphasis on what she says as well as surprises the people she is talking to, as most professionals do not speak like this. She often cusses and sometimes even talks about inappropriate gestures to make a point. This is shown when she is talking to Kurt and Theresia about how she got all the plaintiffs. She explains “I just went on up there and performed sexual favors. 634 blow jobs in five days. Boy, am I ever tired” (119 Grant). Overall, Erin is willing to go to extreme measures whenever she opens her mouth whether it be to make a point or bask in her own glory. All of these different traits allow Erin to succeed and ultimately win