NCJ Number
7524
Journal
Northwestern University Law Review Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1972) Pages: 628-642
Date Published
1972
Length
15 pages
Annotation
COMMITMENT OF CONTEMPORARY LAW STUDENTS TO THE PURSUIT OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND CHANGE IN TERMS OF WILLINGNESS TO ACT, CAREER ORIENTATIONS, AND SALARY.
Abstract
STUDENTS IN SIX CHICAGO LAW SCHOOLS, IN BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PROGRAMS, WERE SURVEYED ON THEIR POLITICAL STANCES, CAREER PREFERENCES, ANTICIPATED INCOME LEVELS, AND OPINIONS ABOUT LAW SCHOOL. IT WAS FOUND THAT MANY OF THE STUDENTS MERELY PAYED LIP SERVICE TO THE IDEAL OF HELPING THE DISADVANTAGED AND THE POOR. ALTHOUGH A THIRD OF THE STUDENTS PLAN TO DO SOME SOCIAL SERVICE WORK AT THE OUTSET OF THEIR CAREER, THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE WILLING TO DO IT THEREAFTER DROPS OFF STEADILY AS THE STUDENTS ANTICIPATE TAKING ON INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY AND FINANCIAL BURDENS.