Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-08
LAWYERS GALORE.
Youth without &'iaettcc settling
In New Tcgk.

Youth without ssiacticc settling
| I'm New TcIk.
4 1t is said by those who have goct
opportunities for knowing that there
are more young lawyers settling IL
Aew York City this winter than eve
before. They have graduated iron
law schools all over the country ant
are losing no time in getting started
They are attracted to this city as
n turally as flies to sugar. Yea
a er year they come from town.
whore they held W their heads ant
we're seen of their fellow -citizens, anc
h ,ving reached the metropolis t. ey
di .a,spear. | asked ex.Judge Gran
vi le Z. Hawes the other day to tel
me what becomes oil them all.
| Il lnInk that most VI them secure
a footing here" he said. There are
some cases, certainly, where yount
men have tried to practice in this
city, and have given it up and have
gone hack home. The big as we'll as
the little lawyers are attracted here
The reason is simple enough. Tn {
city grows more and more to be
the business center of the country
For that reason alone there would he
more litigation here than"anywhere
else, but incidental TO that is thit
feature, that great corporations are
conducted from New York whereve,
the actual work may be done. Fol
instance, the Standard Oil Company
| several great railway enterprises,
many and many mining scheme,
and so on even to manufact-
ares. Now, then, the lawyers most
profitable business comes from corpor'
,.tions, and if their headquarters are
here so must their counsels be also.
And as every year brings about the
removal OF the headquarters If big
concerns from other States to this city;
it follows that several successful law
yers will come, too. There is nc
trouble with them in getting business,
but with the Young man il is exceed
ingly hard. The chief obstacle in his
way is the fact that law cases in New
York have gotten very largely TO drift
into the management of few we'll
known firms The best thing for a young
lawyer to do is to aitach himself if he
can, to some such firm, go in as a
clerk, and trust to his ability and
shire adness TO attract tho attention OF
his superiors so that they will eveniu-
ally turn over business to him. Usu-
ally a young man will do better by
emaining with firm of this XII, Il
than bv setting up an Office for himself.
He will rarely carry of any Of the GUS
TONERS Of the office VIII II he leaves,
whereas by sticking to his place he is
quite likely TO get more. of
course it is no siml le thing for a young
man to get q chance to work in
some well-rstabii9hed Office, j suppose
that could mention at least half q
dozen firms in this city where an
average Of one application ddy is
IN lie for he privilege # as 'cia'ing
" tn them in the hunhlest capa y.
When there are vacancies suitable for
Il newly hedged lawyer they are pretty
sure to fad willing take s in some
relative or personal friend of The
head OF the Office. cannot imag-
inc Il drearier prospect than that
of young lawyer who comes
to New York without friends
here. lie needs hacking whatever he
strives to do, whether it is to enter an
established firm Or seek clients. If
he has hat backing he may get on
very we'll. But he must have two
qualities in any event-pusk and
courage. These count much more
than mental endowment. No one
can hope to succeed without brains.
but an ordinary degree of talent
united to these two gifts will readily
secure greater results and benefits
than high intellectual ability that
lacks staying power.
"How long would it he before he
would gain q comfortable LIVING, and
what are the prospects Tor his becom-
ing wealthy ?"
"As clerk in law office he could
make only IL scanty living. When he
got TO pra ticing it would depend on
the measure OF success, and that might
be partly dependent on good luck. 1t
il Impossible 10 tell what he might
m Ike, but the prospects are that for a
time, measured perhaps ny years,
p ,ssihly by months, he will not do
any mole than support himself, if he
succeeds in doing AZ much as that.
As for wealthy lawyers there are
some, yes, some; but it is seldom
that thev have amassed wealth by
the law alone. They have used the
money that they have gained by their
p' ofe-sion TO get into something that
pays"
"What are the most lucrative kinds
of cases? ?"
Those which deal with real es-
ia g, such az those wher, titles have
to be examined. Admiralty cases
are al-o very good, especially when
the responsibility OF collision is TO
he determined. Securing patents.
suits that involve infringement of
patent rights, and other points con-
nectel with them make another good
field it.one Can secure enough such
bu-ines. to make il speciality"
I'D YOU think there is an opening
for women in the law?"
''No, | do not, az things are at pres
ent. shonld not think they would
have any probability Of su cess. In
short. | cannot -um up discussion
Of The requisites for success in law
"etter than by quoting Judge Story,
who said that the pri cipal gualitica-
ton was legs Not for stand M, but
{ II getting about. ."--tilobe- Democrat.
Both Speaker Carlisle and Mr..
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