The slow collapse of first-year hiring at law firms will reveal all the defects in our lawyer licensing system. If we want there to be a legal profession in 2050, we need to act now.
It's a good day if someone notices the misalignment between law school and lawyering and licensing. It's a good day if someone notices that we need more lawyers who are prepared to practice on graduation.
I'll take it even if the rest of the profession (which is way more of the profession than big law) and lots of people -- people who are being evicted, foreclosed on, locked in custody battles, being threatened by credit companies, working without health care or benefits, with no job because the employer wonders what bathroom they will use, with no promotion because it's assumed they'll get pregnant, with no interview because their last name sounds (fill in the blank), with no meaningful education because they can't get a decent IEP -- knew that a long time ago.
I enjoy your letters and truly "get" what you're sharing. Never once have you mentioned the personality of lawyers, who are probably highly skilled but cannot win over a client. It's a jungle out there. How do I as a potential client, separate the wheat from the chaff when choosing a lawyer. Lawyers are unloveable, have bad reputations and are often arrogant. Their personal "tools" are limited and lost among the thousands who turn up in Google searches. The rainmakers you speak of will retire and a bot will have a better personality than emerging lawyers. Just a thought ;)
Law schools should be more like law firms, medical schools simulate actual practice. I have been waiting a long time for this development. Recruiting high end practitioners to law schools will decrease law school profit margins. Too bad.
It's a good day if someone notices the misalignment between law school and lawyering and licensing. It's a good day if someone notices that we need more lawyers who are prepared to practice on graduation.
I'll take it even if the rest of the profession (which is way more of the profession than big law) and lots of people -- people who are being evicted, foreclosed on, locked in custody battles, being threatened by credit companies, working without health care or benefits, with no job because the employer wonders what bathroom they will use, with no promotion because it's assumed they'll get pregnant, with no interview because their last name sounds (fill in the blank), with no meaningful education because they can't get a decent IEP -- knew that a long time ago.
I enjoy your letters and truly "get" what you're sharing. Never once have you mentioned the personality of lawyers, who are probably highly skilled but cannot win over a client. It's a jungle out there. How do I as a potential client, separate the wheat from the chaff when choosing a lawyer. Lawyers are unloveable, have bad reputations and are often arrogant. Their personal "tools" are limited and lost among the thousands who turn up in Google searches. The rainmakers you speak of will retire and a bot will have a better personality than emerging lawyers. Just a thought ;)
Law schools should be more like law firms, medical schools simulate actual practice. I have been waiting a long time for this development. Recruiting high end practitioners to law schools will decrease law school profit margins. Too bad.