On the theory that the best questions are the simplest ones, I asked a wide variety of attorneys in private practice, “What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a lawyer?” Everyone laughed. Some were delighted, others derisive. One said acidly, “You’re held in such high public esteem.”
We can all recite the perceived advantages: the flexibility of a legal career, the possibility of making good money, intellectual challenges, smart colleagues, and the satisfaction of a good result. The cons are also familiar: long and unpredictable hours, social ignominy, high stress, tasteless lawyer jokes, and aggravating clients and colleagues.
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