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Law Practice

Nov. 4, 2008

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Perhaps more than any profession, medicine excluded, lawyers are called on to provide service to those who can't afford it. Some answer this call with dedication and zeal. Others ignore the call - or simply pay lip service to the cause.

Perhaps more than any profession, medicine excluded, lawyers are called on to provide service to those who can't afford it. Some answer this call with dedication and zeal. Others ignore the call - or simply pay lip service to the cause.

Attorneys passionate about working for the public good may look for jobs at public interest firms or civil liberties groups. But often that passion outpaces the job market. Only an estimated 5 percent of the legal profession holds publi...

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