Phase I looked at the current
state of the profession in an attempt to identify where the forces of change will take it so as to position Canada's lawyers to flourish in the future.
Indicative, too, of the somewhat
mercurial state of the profession, the survey shows only 45 per cent of law firm respondents plan to increase their associates» salaries in 2013, whereas 77 per cent of corporate legal departments say they will bump up their lawyers» earnings.
As you'll likely know, there's been a great deal of concern expressed here and elsewhere lately about the
economic state of the profession, the most recent addition to the discussion being Mitch Kowalski's post Articling Debate Exposes Convocation's Flaws and the comments it garnered.
Phase I looked at the current
state of the profession in an attempt to identify where the forces of change will take it so as to position Canada's lawyers to flourish... [more]
The guide, published by the Canadian Bar Association's Legal Futures Initiative, includes Jordan Furlong's thought - provoking analysis of the
current state of the profession and commentary from a number of Canadian «new law pioneers» about the skills and competencies that lawyers will need to make the most of the opportunities ahead.
A new survey from the Center on Education Policy (CEP) reveals just how frustrated educators are with
the state of their profession.
In her new book, «Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay,» Santoro features stories from 23 teachers who have profound concerns about
the state of their profession but who have not yet decided to leave.
Ms Morgan also accused the NASUWT of peddling too much negative comment about
the state of the profession, teacher retention and recruitment.
He became so disillusioned by
the state of the profession that he turned his back on it.
I was prepared to include a lengthy lament about
the state of our profession when lawyers can't afford new outerwear and, instead, are forced to rely on threadbare secondhand goods to survive the city's cold and cruel winters.
What about the game of law and
the state of the profession today?
From 2007 to 2014, only two more state bar associations released reports on
the state of the profession and its future: New York in 2011 and Massachusetts in 2012.
I've seen bar presidents use the same PowerPoint slides their last three predecessors used, as they lifelessly drone on about «
the state of the profession.»
Have they even posted that slide deck the new president uses as his outline when he gives his monotone monologue about
the state of the profession?
Creating this book also meant we reviewed reports from recent years on
the state of the profession, who's leaving, and why.