Interesting Reads
Lawyers and law students: broaden your horizons.
The content provided by clicking on these links, more or less, express my exact concerns and problems with both law school and the idea of working in a law firm.
"The Good Black"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452278597/sr=8-1/qid=1152147333/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0633914-8347011?ie=UTF8
In particular, read the reviews. Some of them are spot-on, such as the one about liberals (which highlights why I call them "fake white liberals") and the review by acw1.
"Not Just a Regular Guy"
http://www.mcca.com/site/data/inhouse/minorityattorneys/notregularguy0901.htm
"Why Minorities Quit"
http://www.mcca.com/site/data/magazine/2006-03/whymin.shtml
"Shades of Difference"
http://www.law.com/jsp/mlj/PubArticleMLJ.jsp?id=1134760445436&hubtype=Survey
You might have to sign in to get this one. But in case you don't care to, this is the part of the article that interests me most (hope this is not going against the site's conditions):
"...the generally white male culture of law firms makes it difficult for many blacks to feel that they can both succeed and be themselves.
"They feel as if they must act, sound, and be like other people to be successful," he says. "And because the predominate racial norm in most large firms is white, blacks often feel like they must also act ?white.' " Unlike other minorities, African Americans are more apt to want to maintain their distinct social, political, and cultural identities, Ross explains. Other racial groups are more likely to be interested in and allowed to assimilate into white law firm culture."
The content provided by clicking on these links, more or less, express my exact concerns and problems with both law school and the idea of working in a law firm.
"The Good Black"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452278597/sr=8-1/qid=1152147333/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0633914-8347011?ie=UTF8
In particular, read the reviews. Some of them are spot-on, such as the one about liberals (which highlights why I call them "fake white liberals") and the review by acw1.
"Not Just a Regular Guy"
http://www.mcca.com/site/data/inhouse/minorityattorneys/notregularguy0901.htm
"Why Minorities Quit"
http://www.mcca.com/site/data/magazine/2006-03/whymin.shtml
"Shades of Difference"
http://www.law.com/jsp/mlj/PubArticleMLJ.jsp?id=1134760445436&hubtype=Survey
You might have to sign in to get this one. But in case you don't care to, this is the part of the article that interests me most (hope this is not going against the site's conditions):
"...the generally white male culture of law firms makes it difficult for many blacks to feel that they can both succeed and be themselves.
"They feel as if they must act, sound, and be like other people to be successful," he says. "And because the predominate racial norm in most large firms is white, blacks often feel like they must also act ?white.' " Unlike other minorities, African Americans are more apt to want to maintain their distinct social, political, and cultural identities, Ross explains. Other racial groups are more likely to be interested in and allowed to assimilate into white law firm culture."