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Law Practice

Nov. 21, 2000

Freshman Initiation

Young lawyers, do you really think having a randomized bar number will magically bestow on you the respect and reverence to which you believe you are entitled?

        By Ellen Bass

        Recently, I've heard of young lawyers pleading for the distribution of bar numbers to be randomized so as not to reveal a novice standing to opposing counsel or judges. If these bellyachers don't have the intestinal fortitude to suffer a few slings and arrows about their bar number, then they certainly don't have the chutzpah needed to make it in our...

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