COPYRIGHT, 1919

BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

Set up and electrotyped. Published, January, 1920

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO

THE MEMORY OF

RICHARD DUDLEY HUBBARD, LL.D. GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT

Who gave me an early opportunity to serve my state as a member of the Commission to devise a plan for

Simplifying Civil Procedure

II

ATTRACTIONS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

1. The Majesty of the Law, and the Lawyer

as Its Minister

2. The Cultivation of the Mind and Heart

Incident to the Legal Profession

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3. The Opportunities of the Lawyer for Pub-

lic Service and Social Advancement.

4. The Opportunities of the Lawyer for Mak-

ing Money .

5. The Spirit of Brotherhood in the Bar

6. The Variety of Legal Business .

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1. The Charge that It Leads to Dishonesty

and Defense of Guilt.

2. The Tendency of the Legal Profession to

Foster a Spirit of Roughness and An-

tagonism

3. The Charge that Legal Procedure Is Anti-
quated and Unfair

IV THE PERSONAL QUALITIES REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS

IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

V THE EDUCATION REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS IN THE

LEGAL PROFESSION