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Lawyer, Know Thyself: A Psychological Analysis of Personality Strengths and Weaknesses (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences Series) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Susan Swaim Daicoff (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This book addresses what some consider to be a state of crisis in the legal profession. Despite the many perks of being a lawyer—among them intellectual challenge, social status, and high salaries—job dissatisfaction, poor mental health, and substance abuse are surprisingly common among lawyers. In addition, the public arguably has less respect for attorneys than for any other professional group. Finally, there seems to be a crisis of professionalism among lawyers, as borne out by the public's frequent complaints of incivility, "Rambo-style" litigation, and ethically questionable conduct.

What are the personality characteristics and behaviors that have contributed to this "tripartite crisis" in the legal profession? In this book, Susan Daicoff provides a comprehensive review of the behavioral literature on lawyer personality and argues that the personality characteristics of those attracted to the law help explain the tripartite crisis. Furthermore, she shows that law schools generally try to re-mould those whose personality characteristics diverge from the typical "lawyer profile." She asserts that while some of the traditional lawyer personality traits serve both lawyers and their clients well, it is also time to consider a new, complementary model of "cooperative lawyering" that is more altruistic and client-centered.

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    American Psychological Association
  4. Publication date
    January 15, 2004
  5. Part of series
    Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences
  6. Language
    English
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Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences
Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DGC3XIK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Psychological Association; 1st edition (January 15, 2004)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 717 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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  • emily
    5.0 out of 5 stars She got it. The dark, naked, and ...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2014
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    She got it. The dark, naked, and honest truth of a legal profession. It was a pleasure and honor to meet the author in person and get
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  • GLR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Read for Lawyers - get a happy professional life.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2004
    This book is many things - 2 books in one; a hothouse of numberless surveys; sourcebook for further research. It is factual, dark, frightening, compelling, objective, a must-read. It is hopeful, optimistic, wholesome.

    It has one focus, and direction - the community of lawyers - a breed that others love to hate; the subject of unending ridicule, hatred, and pungent humour; ambulance chasers, cold, aseptic; masculine, competitive, commercial.

    Are we all so? What makes us so? Why this universal dislike? Diacoff has a terrible task on hand. And she comes out with flying colours.

    She shortlists 3 emerging problems - (1)a lack of "professionalism" - frequent complaints of incivility, discourtesy, "Rambo-style" litigation, unethical behaviour, poor conduct of lawyers and judges; (2) low public opinion of lawyers and the legal profession; and (3) low levels of job satisfaction, and mental well-being among lawyers, distress, alcoholism, and substance abuse.

    Diacoff's solution? Comprehensive lawyering that looks as much to pyschological needs, emotions, and relations with others as to rights, duties, and obligations. Again on the force of all-round research, she suggests 10 vectors of this "change-movement". All seek to prevent litigation, encourage collaborative approach to problem-solving, aim at the "well-being" of all parties, interdisciplinary, allows them to share power equally, allows the lawyer to function in harmony with her morals and beliefs. These vectors include preventive law, procedural justice, problem-solving courts, restorative justice.
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