Lawyer's Myth Reviving Ideals in the Legal Profession

Name: Lawyer's Myth Reviving Ideals in the Legal Profession
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ISBN: 9780226042558

ISBN-10: 0226042553

ISBN-13: 9780226042558

Edition: 2001

Authors: Walter Bennett

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The popular perception of the lawyer is no longer the Abe Lincoln of American mythology, but is often a greedy, cynical manipulator of power. This book explores why lawyers are losing their profession and what it will take to bring it back.

Book details

List price: $56.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 1/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 251
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.92" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Professional Wound



The Dark Landscape of the Profession: The Legal Academy and the Loss of Ideals



The Profession and the Loss of Professional Mythology



The Mythological Function of the Lost Ideals



The Negative Archetype in Professional Mythology



Professional Mythology and the Loss of Community



Why the Profession Should Be Saved



A Preface to New Ideals: Coming to Terms with the Historical Masculinity of the Profession



Realizing the Feminine in Lawyers' Work: Conceiving a New Ideal of Power



Beginning the Lawyer's Inner Journey: New Models and Heros



Something Greater than Oneself: Envisioning a New New Ideal, Understanding Lawyers' Faith



Pursuing the Lawyers' Faith: Reconvening the Campfire, Creating Storytelling Models for a Broader Ideal of Justice



The Roles of Law Schools and the Bar in Conceiving a New Profession


Reflections



A Model Mentoring Program for Young Lawyers



A Model Mentoring Program for Law Students



Duties of Statewide Mentoring Coordinator


Notes


Index