Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tim S. Robinson, the editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal in New York City, says the trend is a serious problem. "I believe law schools should put more emphasis on training law students for the public sector. Lawyers should remember it's their duty to make the legal...
Molly Geraghty, the Law School's director of admissions and assistant dean, raises another point. "Just because someone starts in a big firm in a big city, we can't say that in five years' time they won't be in public-interest. Law is a very mobile profession."
"You wonder why the staff does this work. People who are in what we call the helping professions are curious. I think they may feel something missing in their lives. There can be a lot of ego in this profession, a lot of vicarious fulfillment. One wants to see oneself...
Jerry Herman, who built his reputation as the composer and lyricist of Hello, Dolly and Mame, argues that in the theater, "the strongest single force you could have is a larger-than-life lady on the stage." That chivalric premise is supported by two current Broadway delights, Bernadette Peters' act...
Charm, ingratiation and candid confession of past sins are also part of the persuasive skills of the title character in Mrs. Warren's Profession, a woman who has everything she wants except the respect of her newly adult daughter. Born in poverty but blessed with good looks and a raffish...