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

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1

5

2. The Cultivation of the Mind and Heart

Incident to the Legal Profession

12

3. The Opportunities of the Lawyer for Pub-
lic Service and Social Advancement.

4. The Opportunities of the Lawyer for Mak-

ing Money.

30

42

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-

71

71

3. The Charge that Legal Procedure Is Anti-

quated and Unfair

91

V THE EDUCATION REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS IN THE

LEGAL PROFESSION

115

VI THE IDEALS OF THE PROFESSION

142

INDEX

155