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Law Practice

Nov. 13, 2012

Disenchantment rising among young lawyers

Sociological data supports the premise that television may be the culprit for growing lawyer disenchantment. By Joseph Sorrentino


By Joseph Sorrentino


For generations lawyers have found their profession both challenging and fulfilling, but that is changing. Disenchantment with the practice of law has been on the rise according to Sally Kane writing for a New York Times company. A recent survey by the American Bar Association found that a large swath of the lawyers surveyed were dissatisfied with their careers. The New York Times has opined that disenchantment might be due to the coming of ...

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