Should Law-School Applications Include a Warning Label?

• Author: The Honorable David L. Baker
• Position: Adjunct Instructor, The University of Iowa College of Law; Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice
• Pages: 1495-1509

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Should Law-School Applications

Include a Warning Label?

The Honorable David L. Baker

I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1496

II. THE PROFESSIONAL LAWYER ................................................................ 1498

A. DEFINING PROFESSIONALISM ........................................................... 1499

B. INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS OF PROFESSIONALISM ..................................... 1501

III. PROFESSIONALISM AND LAW-SCHOOL SOCIALIZATION ........................ 1503

IV. THE PROFESSIONAL LAW-SCHOOL CULTURE ....................................... 1505

V. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 1509

 Adjunct Instructor, The University of Iowa College of Law; Former Iowa Supreme

Court Justice, 2008–10; J.D., The University of Iowa College of Law; B.A., The University of

Iowa. I am grateful to Timothy Haskens for helpful suggestions and valuable research

assistance.