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Law firms are the norm.
That's where the clients are, that's where the salaries are, and that's where the prestige still is. Consequently, many public-interest lawyers act as advocates in a broader context than do their counterparts. This is a great attraction, as well as a source of deep satisfaction among most public-interest lawyers. The downside, naturally, is that few such positions afford the same lifestyle as is portrayed as the common image of lawyers. Thus, the snobbish condescension.