Law Schools Don’t Train, and Neither Do Law Firms. Or Do They?

So I’m sure you’ve heard about the New York Times’ nicely scathing article about the dysfunction of legal education in the United States, and the utter unwillingness of law schools to teach lawyers how to lawyer. I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially the bit about how law professors look down their noses at practicing lawyers. TheirContinue reading “Law Schools Don’t Train, and Neither Do Law Firms. Or Do They?”

Lawyers, Schools and Depression

Can school cause depression? Sure, especially if you’re a lawyer. The pressure to achieve is causing depression even amongst teens. Law school ups the ante, more than tripling the rate of depression between start and finish. Here’s what to do.