Letters to a Young LawyerBasic Books, 17 окт. 2001 г. - Всего страниц: 206 As defender of both the righteous and the questionable, Alan Dershowitz has become perhaps the most famous and outspoken attorney in the land. Whether or not they agree with his legal tactics, most people would agree that he possesses a powerful and profound sense of justice. In this meditation on his profession, Dershowitz writes about life, law, and the opportunities that young lawyers have to do good and do well at the same time.We live in an age of growing dissatisfaction with law as a career, which ironically comes at a time of unprecedented wealth for many lawyers. Dershowitz addresses this paradox, as well as the uncomfortable reality of working hard for clients who are often without many redeeming qualities. He writes about the lure of money, fame, and power, as well as about the seduction of success. In the process, he conveys some of the "tricks of the trade" that have helped him win cases and become successful at the art and practice of "lawyering." |
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Pick Your Heroes Carefully | 3 |
Live the Passion of Your Times | 15 |
Have a Good Enemies List | 19 |
Dont Do What Youre Best At | 21 |
Dont Have Deathbed Regrets | 25 |
Dont Follow OfftheRack Advice | 29 |
Dont Limit Your Options by Making a Lot of Money | 33 |
Dont Risk What You Dont Have Enough of to Get More of What You Have Plenty Of | 37 |
Where Can You Learn Advocacy? | 105 |
The Aha Theory | 111 |
Political Justice | 119 |
Arguing in the Supreme Court | 125 |
Who Is Your Client? | 129 |
Losing | 133 |
Dont Underestimate Your Opponent | 135 |
The Prosecutors Blind Spot | 137 |
Is There an Absolute Morality? | 41 |
Should Good Lawyers Defend Bad People? | 47 |
Defending Yourself from Legal McCarthyism | 57 |
How to Balance Idealism Realism and Cynicism | 65 |
Your Last Exam 639 | 69 |
SelfDoubts | 73 |
The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Excellent | 77 |
An Honorable Profession? | 79 |
Blowing the Whistle | 83 |
The Good the Bad the Honest and the Dishonest | 87 |
Your Client Is Not Your Friend | 95 |
Stop Whining Start Winning | 99 |
Winning and Losing | 103 |
The Difference Between a Prosecutor and a Defense Attorney | 147 |
Lawyers Moralsand Other Oxymorons | 151 |
Know When to Fightand When to Give In | 161 |
Dealing with Criticism | 163 |
Being a Good Person | 167 |
Can a Good Lawyer Be a Good Person? | 169 |
Can You Pass the Fluoridation Test? | 177 |
Graduating Law Students | 181 |
Graduating University Students | 187 |
Why Be a Good Person? | 193 |
Notes | 201 |
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