The Future of Law as a Profession

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

ISSN

2381-3237

Publisher

Chapman Law Review

Language

en-US

Abstract

For far too many years, lawyers and commentators have debated whether law is a profession or merely a business.1 The so-called business-profession dichotomy2 is somewhat of a misnomer.3 For many, maybe most lawyers, law is clearly a business in the sense that these lawyers seek to maximize their individual wealth as much (or as little) as other business persons.4 More importantly perhaps, lawyers in private practice widely acknowledge that adopting improved business practices is critical to providing competent legal services.5 The question remains however, whether, unlike some other commercial occupations, law is also a profession and if so, what is the future for the professional aspects of legal practice in the United States and elsewhere?

This document is currently not available here.

Link to Publisher Site

Share

COinS