“Criminal lawyers reported greater job satisfaction than did litigators and those not specifying an area of practice.”
― Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
― Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
“Geopolitical and demographic forces are so rooted in the unchangeable that political action often generates little but noise.”
― The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years On
― The Accidental Superpower: Ten Years On
“Second-generation lawyers may fare better. Children of lawyers who followed in their parent’s footsteps were more satisfied than most lawyers.”
― Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
― Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses
“I mean no disrespect to the gentlemen of the bench, but it is no secret that our system of justice, praised throughout Europe for its severity and its swiftness, is a terrible and fearful thing, and no man, guilty or innocent, wishes to stand before it.”
― A Conspiracy of Paper
― A Conspiracy of Paper
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