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Dispelling stereotypes of lawyers in today's world.(President's page)

Publication: Defense Counsel Journal
Publication Date: 01-APR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Is it hard being a lawyer? How did you decide to be a lawyer? What's the most difficult case you've ever handled? These are all questions asked by high school students. Twice a year, I attend the Virtual School of Law at Vanderbilt University, through videoconferencing, with high schools the...

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...throughout United States and Canada. Usually, the audience consists of seniors in high school from five or six different schools in different cities. It gives these high school students an opportunity to ask questions and explore a possible career in the law.

Of all these questions, perhaps the one by which I was most taken aback was a question asked by a senior from a high school in Texas. She asked, "How do you deal with the stereotypes of lawyers, and how does that make you feel?" I asked this student to repeat the question...

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