How Lawyers Lose Their Way

Unhappy lawyers.  Ever meet one?  I wonder why unhappy lawyers continue to do what they do.  What makes them unhappy?  Grouchy clients?  Unrealized expectations of becoming Atticus Finch? 

In this book, Jean Stefancic and Richard Delgado use historical investigation and critical analysis to diagnose the cause of the pervasive unhappiness among practicing lawyers. Most previous writers have blamed the high rate of burnout, depression, divorce, and drug and alcohol dependency among these highly paid professionals on the narrow specialization, long hours, and intense pressures of modern legal practice. Stefancic and Delgado argue that these professional demands are only symptoms of a deeper problem: the way lawyers are taught to think and reason.  Read the review, or go to buy the book on Amazon.

Thanks to Stephanie West Allen, a former marketing director, and current consultant, career coach, and brilliant mind, for this book tip, and many other ideas for this blog.  If you want to get in touch with Stephanie, drop me a note at mark@beese.org.