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From: jwoodman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan A Woodman)
Subject: Re: email responses to "Is it reasonable to become a lawyer?"
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In article <42349@cup.portal.com> ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes:

I agreed with what most of the respondents had to say, and I even agree with 
a lot of what this particular author said, but this one thing he said is
plain wrong.

>You'll get lots of answers with specifics, but I'd like to
>pass along the aphorism common among lawyers:  Most lawyers
>hate being a lawyer.  Coming from another profession makes a
>big difference, but the ABA statistics show a very high rate
>of dissatisfaction for a white-collar profession.

In fact, the latest ABA poll showed just the opposite: that most lawyers
either very satisfied or satisfied with their jobs. Other polls have shown
that lawyers are among the most satisfied among white-collar professions.
Why? I don't know, but I wanted to point out that the polls do not agree
with the statement above.


Jonathan Woodman
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