在法律职业形象差强人意的今天,全国公益法律 中心资助的“促进对法律和正义的实现的认识”的这一 讲座的目标显得尤为重要。一方面,在关于律师的笑话 和书籍中有一种根深蒂固的印象,即:律师通常狭隘、 短视、在道德上得过且过。如果当事人这么看,我并不 惊奇。我吃惊的是律师自己也日益如此消极地描述自 己的职业。另一方面,我提及薪酬优厚但目光短浅、充 At a time when the legal career image is far from satisfactory, the goal of this lecture entitled “Promoting the Understanding of Law and Justice” sponsored by the National Philanthropy Law Center is particularly important. On the one hand, there is a deep-seated impression in the jokes and books about lawyers that lawyers are often narrow, short-sighted and morally overcritical. If the parties think so, I’m not surprised. My surprise is that lawyers themselves are increasingly so descriptive of their careers. On the other hand, I mentioned the well-paid but short-sighted