Yet many students worry that their ideas to make our profession better and more accessible to all Canadians will be callously pushed aside by
older generations of lawyers who, as McLuhan said «see the present through a rear view mirror.»
They lamented that the new roster of lawyers at the firm were completely at odds with
an older generation of lawyers who valued professionalism and collegiality.
Not exact matches
From bankers to
lawyers, plumbers to choreographers, ex-state school everyday heroes are boosting the career opportunities
of the current
generation at their
old state school by acting as inspirational and relatable role models.
On his blog, he has started a series in which he profiles trial
lawyers successful into their 70s — a new
generation of old warriors, as he calls them.
This fear is not limited to those
lawyers who are
older and more adept, but this also applies to the younger
generation of lawyers as well.
Perhaps the next
generation of lawyers will associate Martindale - Hubbell with a 1 -800-Mar-dale phone number rather than the staid, tan volumes
of lawyer listings that we
older lawyers are most familiar with.
Finch's quiet courage is seen through the eyes
of Scout (Mary Badham), his 6 - year -
old daughter, and embraced by an emerging
generation of lawyers as the epitome
of both moral certainty and unyielding trust in the rule
of law.
It's also important to emphasize that given the vigorous admissions standards in law schools today, these young
lawyers of all backgrounds are brighter and more ambitious than the
older generation.
Finally, if you're looking for an
old - fashioned blogger dustup complete with asperity and risk
of hurt feelings, Scott Greenfield is feeling snappish toward Adrian Dayton and several others on a variety
of topics that include
Generation Y, social media and work / life balance (Greenfield's basically against the latter: «When the going gets tough, no one needs a
lawyer who leaves the office whenever they have something more fun to do.»)
When I was in charge
of attorney development at my
old law firm, I sought to better understand the Y
Generation lawyers.
As the next
generation of lawyers move through the ranks with their different cultural approach to work, life and career, will the
old hierarchical, largely tenure - based titles still prove effective?