August 6, 2008
- Lawyers Are Often Dissatisfied With Their Work
Many lawyers are disillusioned, dissatisfied, or at least not enthused with the practice of law. One commentator has concluded that lawyers are less than happy, and that their source of unhappiness is the work that they do as lawyers. According to a study by the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, only half of surveyed California lawyers said they would become lawyers again, if they had the chance to start all over. The study found that California lawyers were very pessimistic about the current state of the legal profession and its future. A 1992 survey from the California Bar Association revealed that 70 percent of the responding lawyers would choose a different profession if they could, and that 75 percent would prefer that their children not become lawyers. (See Carl Horn III, LawyerLife at 32-33; Amiram Elwork, Stress Management for Lawyers at 3; Patrick J. (…)
August 5, 2008
- Too Many Lawyers Dislike Their Work
Many lawyers at large law firms are simply biding their time until retirement. It is typical for lawyers to wish that they were doing something else and to be envious of officers or employees of their corporate clients. Many lawyers proclaim that they would not go to law school again, if given the choice. Numerous lawyers also state that they would not recommend that their children attend law school. One senior lawyer in a commercial law firm has been rumored to tell new associates in the firm that they should have chosen a different job and profession. (…)
July 30, 2008
- Lawyers and Guilt
Do lawyers in private practice feel guilty about taking a vacation or spending quality time with family or friends? (…)
