Well before the Obama regime, lawyers were “giving back” to the community. Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye (Ret.) emphasized the necessity for pro bono service. And lawyers are indeed serving the poor, the disabled, and have represented those unable to pay in housing, immigration, family matters, volunteer lawyers for the arts, etc.
My chief “give back” has been and is serving as an adjunct professor.1 In addition to serving part of the legal community, the pragmatic benefits are many. First, it is necessary to keep current. In some ways, particularly in the digital environment, students know more than their teacher. Second, being an academic distinguishes one from other lawyers. Third, like all teachers, you are transmitting part of the culture (in my case, law) to students. And, fourth, it is joyful!
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