Amid the nasty exchanges of a contentious election, the divisive issues that have exposed chasms among the American people in the last year, and unfolding scandal in Washington,

D.C., there is perhaps a silver lining for the legal industry. In recent months lawyers—so often criticized for being callous or money hungry—have taken action on behalf of immigrants and refugees, filed civil rights lawsuits, and stood up for the rule of law. Like the balloon-riding lawyers on our cover, the profession has soared in public estimation. Suddenly it’s cool to be a lawyer.

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