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Law Practice

Jun. 4, 2010

Working With Angels

Tim Tosta of Luce Forward reflects on the world of a lawyer, which is at times, shockingly brutal.

By Tim Tosta

The world of a lawyer is, at times, brutal. At first, the brutality is shocking - the lawyer who intentionally exacerbates the personality conflicts at the price of obscuring the substantive issues, the rich and powerful party who, irrespective of the merits, manipulates the system to vanquish a weaker opponent. But, as you proceed in this career, you enure yourself to brutality. You avoid it, you minimize it, you rationalize it, and some sur...

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