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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ind. Law - "Debriefing on the ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference"
William D. Henderson, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana Univ. School of Law, Bloomington, and one of the editors of the Legal Profession Blog, had an entry last week on the recent ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference. You may want to Prof. Henderson's entire entry, which concludes:
[I]t is likely that we law professors undervalue the importance of commonsense and practical judgment in building a successful career. (How many of us could meet a payroll twice a month? What a daunting prospect!) Law schools supposedly teach students how to think like a lawyer, but this often takes the form of an appellate lawyer who manipulates the law under a fixed set of facts--with the most proficient having a shot at becoming a law professor. But in my observation, this is a extremely truncated view of how lawyers add value to clients and ultimately earn a living.In sum, I want to go on record with my admiration of many solo & small firm lawyers who juggle a wide array of difficult client problems with such good humor and grace. They also provide concrete evidence that professionalism and integrity are the cornerstones of successful and happy careers. That is a message I hope to convey to my students. I am immensely grateful to the ISBA Solo & Small Firm Conference for once again giving me the opportunity to learn more about the lives of lawyers.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 18, 2008 08:09 AM
Posted to Indiana Law