Abstract

John Grisham's2 The Firm is it, the book that will change the image of the lawyer. Though a work of fiction, it gives birth to a new conception, a new vision, of the specialist that entire libraries of law review articles cannot duplicate. Those of us in the law business know that we are bright, engaging, and athletic; we combine animal magnetism3 with erudition. However, lawyers are lumped with accountants in the public mind,4 and are burdened with the images of thick spectacles, green eyeshades, cluttered minds, and unlimited capacities for boredom.5 One commentator has even stated that a tax lawyer is

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