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So lawyers shouldn't vote? Shouldn't lobby for changes in law? Shouldn't encourage each other to take up fields to help those with legal recourse (ex: public de
by karpierz 4y ago
So lawyers shouldn't vote? Shouldn't lobby for changes in law? Shouldn't encourage each other to take up fields to help those with legal recourse (ex: public defenders)? Shouldn't discourage lawyers from going into money-making schemes that effectively exploit those without money to defend themselves?
There's a lot of room between "lawyers have no responsibility for remedying injustice in the current system" and "lawyers should just decide who's guilty and refuse to deal with them".
- MichaelZuo 4y agoYou seem to be confusing personal views and what they express as part of their job.
- karpierz 4y agoI don't know how this isn't part of being a lawyer: - Deciding what kind of case law they specialize in - Deciding where to work - Deciding how the work should be done This whole article is about how Harvard is encouraging lawyers to ignore any professional responsibility in favour of monetary compensation.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago> So lawyers shouldn't vote? Shouldn't lobby for changes in law? These are 100%, or close to it, personal decisions. The other decisions all involve, in some portion, personal views as to what's right and wrong.