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About the Book
ABA Journal features Scott Turow's chapter from Raise the Bar in August issue
Lawyers are leaving the profession in droves. Others remain, but are unhappy with their careers and their lives. What is causing this exodus from the legal profession and what can be done about it? The American Bar Association Section of Litigation tackled this perplexing issue in their "Raise the Bar" project, interviewing lawyers and other professionals of every age, race, and gender about the problems plaguing the profession and the need for bold initiatives. This book is the culmination of their findings and offers practical, "real world" solutions for increasing lawyers' satisfaction with their careers. Contributors, including Scott Turow and Michael Tigar, explore the gap between aspiration and reality and share the experiences that have led them to this urgent call to reinvent the practice (and business) of law. Written with insight and candor, Raise the Bar shines much-needed light on the modern law practice and offers recommendations to restore the age-old satisfactions of life as a lawyer in our society.
Co-Sponsoring Entity: First Chair Press
Contributors Include:
Roland Baggott
Cynthia Thomas Calvert
Scott Cawood
Bruce D. Collins
Stephen Daniels
Lawrence J. Fox
Robert Grey, Jr.
Natalie M. Hiott-Levine
Kay H. Hodge
Louise A. LaMothe
Joanne Martin
Robert L. Nelson
Robert N. Sayler
Coke Morgan Stewart
Michael E. Tigar
Michael H. Trotter
Scott Turow
Dean Zipser
What Others Have Said
"We decided to become lawyers because of the allure of other ideas and ideals: justice, fairness, equality, opportunity, service. We liked the idea of helping or championing a person, cause, an idea... The essays in this book suggest that, if we give these defining ideas a place in the shaping of our careers, we could be a happier and more justly admirable lot."
