July 19, 2011
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Perception of Lawyers in Society
It is true that there are several negative perceptions of lawyers. This occurs for a number of reasons:
-There is a disparity between acessibility to legal advice. The rich can afford the best legal teams, while the poor pay exhorbitant fees for modest representation.
-Lawyers often appear in peoples’ lives when bad things happen: bankruptcy, divorce, child custody hearings, funerals, etc.
-Media tends to focus on when infamous public figures get off the hook
-Lawyers aren’t cheap
-Not all lawyers act ethically
-Lawyers are the functional representatives of a legal system which individuals might not likeIn a survey of first year law students from 6 countries, it was found that lawyers are considered ranking socially less trustworthy than educators, medical professionals, clergy, politicians and other professions, and indeed, only manages to oust health maintenance, advertisers, and car salesmen.
People have asked me several times now… why am I in law?
Comments (3)
As in the Ancient times in Mainland China, the Emporer’s immediate subordinates are often regarded as today’s lawyers. So why are you in law? I believe that it’s for the same reason as in the Ancient times: “among what seemed a corrupted representatives, there is and will be at least one good representative siding with the people for fairness and justice.”
Sensei #2 is a lawyer and I find him to be a great individual. He helps explain how the system works and has such a grasp on human nature which can be divided into black and white with a bit of grey. It’s that minimal grey area that he steps into and figures out where goes what and how. There’s a lot of corruption in the world and it angers or upsets him. It provides fodder — the motivation or energy — to come to the dojo and train his ass off. Push to his limit. Because he wants to exercise his frustrations he has for the deomns in the world.I’m not explaining it properly and I know I’ll find fault in my comment tomorrow morning but I just wanted to say something.=)Sleepy sleepy me…Good luck, Kevin. Don’t give up.
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