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29 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 649 (2016)
The Decline of Professionalism

handle is hein.journals/geojlege29 and id is 660 raw text is: The Decline of Professionalism REBECCA ROIPHE* ABSTRACT Traditionally, professionalism conceived of the professions as central to democratic society. Because professionals gained their status through reputation not wealth, they were in the best position to suppress their own self-interest in order to ascertain and pursue the public good. This Article argues that this traditional understanding of the professions was lost as a market ideology took hold in the 1970s. Professionalism gradually became synonymous with the delivery of services. This Article draws on this intellectual history to argue that aspects of the traditional concept of professionalism can and should be revived today. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................... 650 I. THE HEYDAY OF PROFESSIONALISM ..................... 653 II. THE FRACTURE OF THE SOCIAL VISION ...................... 663 A. FROM KEYNES TO FRIEDMAN .......................... 663 B. THE TURN AGAINST EXPERTISE ........................ 665 C. LOSS OF FAITH IN GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONS, AND HIERARCHY .................................... 668 III. PROFESSIONALISM IN THE 1970S AND BEYOND ................ 672 A. CLIENT-CENTERED LAWYERING ...................... 673 B. PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERING ....................... 673 C. THEORIES OF LAWYERING ........................ 675 C ONCLU SION ........................................... 678 * Professor of Law, New York Law School. I am indebted to Ed Purcell who helped me beyond measure in conceiving of this project as well as executing it. I would also like to thank the participants in the 2015 Ethics Schmooze at Stanford Law School for their thoughtful comments on an earlier draft. © 2016, Rebecca Roiphe.

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