The destruction of young lawyers
Subtitle: beyond One-L
By: Douglas Litowitz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Series on law, politics, and society
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Akron, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Lawyers -- United States -- Psychology.; Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Unhappy young lawyers; title: The trouble with law school; title: The pointless ritual of the bar exam; title: The structure of law firm practice : alienated "associates"; title: The content of law firm practice : doing things you don't want to do; title: Technology and the overwrought lawyer; title: Options for young lawyers.