Lawyering done with a high degree of skill and latitude involves none of these things. I recognize the critique, at least from a distance, as a dysfunction cau

Lawyering done with a high degree of skill and latitude involves none of these things. I recognize the critique, at least from a distance, as a dysfunction caused by practicing in a high-stakes environment without the ability to persuade clients to take reasonable and just positions. Once upon a time bar association had fee schedules to ensure that one would not find any particular representation so lucrative as to apply pressure of this kind. I also will say that law schools do not necessarily encourage budding lawyers to cabin their argumentation, which unfortunately promotes a 'say anything' approach by younger lawyers like you describe. It's effective only in the short term.