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 |
1495
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.
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