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The Careerist: Six Big Myths about Lawyers

By Vivia chen Contact All Articles 

The Am Law Daily

February 19, 2013

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Lawyers aren’t psychopaths—at least most of them aren’t. Actually, lawyers are a pretty normal bunch. Or maybe resilient is a better word. They better be, given that they are working in a stressful, competitive, and rapidly changing field. . .

But like The Dude, lawyers abide. This what I have found in interviews, surveys, and coaching engagements with over 1,000 lawyers and law students . . .

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