About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

10 Law Notes Gen. Prac. [i] (1974)

handle is hein.journals/lwntgen10 and id is 1 raw text is: LAW NOTES for the General Practitioner Published by the American Bar Association's Section of General Practice Vol. 10, No.1 February, 1974 EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT In our last issue, I commented in this column upon the legal profession's image in the eyes of our youth. I concluded my observations as follows: In the final anal- ysis, it is a satisfying way to spend a life! A recently released Gallup survey indicates that our profes- sion as a career remains more popular than we might have sup- posed, particularly among young adults. While medicine remains the top choice among all adults as the best profession for a young man (28 percent), a law career rates Bruce E. Davis second, favored by 14 percent. A decade ago, in 1962, only 6 percent chose law. Among adults under 30 years of age who are presently deciding on careers, the trend in favor of the legal profession is even more marked. In 1962, 8 percent chose law as the best career. That figure in the latest Gallup survey rose to 20 percent, right behind medicine. The survey involved 1,576 adults, 18 and older, interviewed in more than 300 specially selected localities across the nation during the period Oct. 6-8, 1973. The survey asked the public to rate the suitability of nine leading professions for a young man just starting his career. Each person was handed a card listing the professions and asked this question: Suppose a young man came to you and asked your opinion about taking up a profession. Assuming that he was qualified to enter any of these professions, which one of them would you first recommend to him? The following table compares the latest choices of the American public (18 and older) with those recorded in surveys taken on four earlier occasions during the last 23 years: PREFERRED OCCUPATIONS Doctor Lawyer Engineer-Builder Professor-Teacher Business Exec. Dentist Clergyman Gov't Career Banker Other, None, Don't Know 1973 196' 28% 29S 14 8 13 14 10 12 10 7 7 4 7 8 5 7 2 1 1962 23% 6 18 12 5 4 8 7 2 1950 29% 8 16 5 8 4 8 6 4 4 10 15 15 12 The following table shows the latest choices of adults under 30 years of age compared with those recorded a decade ago, in 1962: PREFERRED OCCUPATIONS Views of Under-30 Group Doctor Lawyer Engineer-Builder Professor-Teacher Business Executive Dentist Government Career Banker Clergyman Latest 25% 20 14 14 9 6 1962 26% 8 17 18 3 5 7 2 4 SECTION MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO SHOW IMPRESSIVE GROWTH If one were to review our column during the past ten years - the life span of Law Notes a comment might be made He certainly is concerned about Section membership numbers! I agree. However, I am not con- cerned about Section membership growth merely because of a hypnotic hang-up on bigness. Rather, a continued growth of our Section suggests that our publications, including Law Notes and Docket Call, must be meeting our objectives, e.g., to provide articles of practical and immediate assistance to the general practitioner. It is therefore pleasing to report the latest membership statistics for our Section, based upon September num- bers for each year: 1965 -3,489 1966- 5,912 1967 - 7,139 1968 - 8,922 1969 1970 1971 - 1972 9,083 9,069 9,960 10,581 1973 12,333 To paraphrase John Henry Cardinal Newman: Growth of the Section is evidence of life. WHY JUSTICE FAILS During the past two years, I have editorialized on some of the problems related to our system of justice. In some instances, I have suggested our system might better be characterized as one of injustice. I have commented on delays in arraignment, treatment of youthful offenders, drug sentencing - questioning whether our present prac- tices, procedures, laws might be greatly improved. 20 Pages

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most