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Destruction of Young Lawyers: Beyond One L
Contributor(s): Litowitz, Douglas (Author)
ISBN: 1931968314     ISBN-13: 9781931968317
Publisher: University of Akron Press
OUR PRICE:   $18.95  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2005
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Legal Profession
Dewey: 340.023
LCCN: 2004030053
Series: Series on Law, Politics, and Society
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 164 pages
 
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Young lawyers are morosely unhappy by every conceivable standard. They arrive at our law schools brimming with enthusiasm, but a decade later they are reporting staggering levels of anxiety, drug addiction, and depression. In legal circles there is talk about a ""crisis of professionalism"" and a ""decline in civility,"" but the problem goes much deeper. Through ignorance and greed, the legal profession has designed a complicated system of education, licensing, and practice that drives young lawyers into fear, alienation, and self-hatred. The author of this book---a law professor and practicing attorney---argues that young lawyers face a series of institutional absurdities built into the fabric of law school, the bar exam, and law firm practice. The current system is churning out a tidal wave of disaffected and bitter lawyers who see the legal system as a Byzantine maze, an endless artificial game totally disconnected from considerations of justice. ""The Destruction of Young Lawyers"" shows how these struggles can be reversed through massive structural change and is the first step toward diagnosis and treatment of the specific problems facing young lawyers.