Letters to a young lawyer

 

Authors: Dershowitz

 

Author brief introduction:

 

Author Alan Dershowitz (Alan Dershowitz) is America contemporary the greatest lawyers, had to defend Simpson wife, Klaus von Byuro wife, Clinton tripped smell and impeachment, shocked the world major success. Dershowitz 1962 Yale Law School, Professor of law at the Harvard University at the age of 28 and became the youngest. He America judicial system construction meritorious, many cases have a classic case of agent. Klaus von Byuro case the defendant is in nineteenth Century the German famous conductor Hans von Byuro. Dershowitz will be the success of the case defense process in a book and personally adapted into movies "reversal of fortune" (Reversal of Fortune, 1990, another translation "reversal of fortune"). Klaus von Byuro play Jeremy Irons film (Jeremy Irons) therefore, angle won the Oscar for best actor.

 

Preface

 

   Advice is a risky behavior. I know this, because I have received a lot of bad advice, almost inevitably to others had bad advice. In the Harvard Law for thirty-seven years, I was asked to give advice to others is not under the thousands of times.

 

   Most commentators just to show others how to become their own. It seems to be a strong demand for a transformative (and perhaps this is the reason we are so worried about the cloning technology). I clearly remember, my body is a distinguished professor tutor told me should be the order in which published was concept paper. Later, I soon learned, he was repeated his publishing experience. He wanted me to follow in his footsteps, several other tutors did. I have served as clerk of the Supreme Court justice Arthur Goode Berg (Arthur Goldberg) always advised me to be a judge, in fact, I don't want this occupation. I was in law school teacher Joseph Goode Stein (Joseph Goldstein) Professor urged me to focus on the academic and theoretical research, but I like in the hustle and bustle of the legal and political practice.

 

   I believe that the best way to imitate, and not flattery of others, because the real individual is forever is unable to imitate.

 

Carefully choose idol  Pick Your Heroes Carefully

 

   Lawyers are more likely to worship heroes. Perhaps it is because of good and evil will always be quite distinct from each other in the US is not in this line, we need to create a rich heroic icon to prostrate oneself in worship. We will hero shortcomings dressing up, pretend they don't make mistakes. The results, we know the truth, even if it is not greatly disappoint one's hopes, will also have some loss. Because has more than once had this kind of experience, I know the truth.

 

   Legal hero once my mind include Clarence - Dano (Clarence Darrow), Oliver - Wendell - Holmes (Oliver Wendell Holmes), Lewis Brandeis (Louis Brandeis), Felix Frank Ford (Felix Frankfurter), Hugo Black (Hugo Black), William Douglas (William O. Douglas), Thurgood Marshall (Thurgood Marshall) and William Brennan (William Brennan). In addition, and David Baizilong (David Bazelon) and Arthur Goode Berg (Arthur Goldberg) two of the judges, I had the clerk for them. I was on the Yale law professor at Harvard and a few elderly colleagues are among. I have wished to become like the law giant man. In the community and family environment I grew up in a few judges or lawyers. I remember once asked the immigration to USA grandmother introduced me to her friend Byron Kotlikoff judge. She asked me why I want to see Byron's judge. I told her, because he is a judge. She laughed, she said Byron Kotlikoff is a butcher. "Why do you always called him a judge?" "Because his name. Judge -GEORGE." In English, "judge" a word pronunciation with "George" close, the grandmother will "George" misread "judge" -- Book footnotes are the translator's note, hereinafter the same. With her strong Yiddish some European Jews use the language of grandma. Accent to spell his name. In the old Brooklyn neighbors, Byron's "judge" let me have the illusion of close contact with the real judge. So, I looked for my idol, and find my idol -- some of them are still alive in these judges, lawyers and law professor, others have been by a crane to the west.

 

   My reading about those who have passed away idols as possible. When I was at school, legal person biography are like is the biography of saint. I grew up in a most public figures flatter age. At that time, Clarence Darrow in "for redemption" (Attorney for the Damned) argument is to beautify. Oliver - Wendell - Holmes in the "from Olympia American guy" (Yankee from Olympus) are shaped into a glorious image. Thomas Moore (Thomas More) is a fair opera "" (A Man for All Seasons) in the actor.

 

On Broadway, I saw the movie star Paul - Mooney (Paul Muni) in "inherit the wind" (Inherit the Wind) also translated "challenges" to god. Plays a great lawyer Clarence Darrow, I will never forget the days. When I watch "Dano" (he was called "Drummond" in the play) on the "William - Jennings - Bryant" (the "bright") quality certificate, I understand that you want to be what kind of law, should be what kind of lawyer. But one day many years later, I heard for the first time Darrow to win acquittals in criminal cases or the jury failed to form a consensus, had bribed witnesses and jurors, it is almost certain. The same day that I can't forget. I was devastated. Hero is not only a be a colossus with feet of clay, his tall figure has collapsed in front of me crashing.

 

Someone once asked me to Geoffrey Cowan (Geoffrey Cowan) write an essay about Darrow's book. The author is full of sympathy for his hero, in his list of cases, large company spared no expense to buy decision union verdict of guilty, Darrow to with these companies had to bribe the equal competition. This cannot convince me. Whatever the reason, evidence of bribery jurors that Darrow forever with no lawyer idol. Even if it is to compete with rivals fair, nor is there any reason to have legal system.

 

   In his book, Cowan wrote, law schools do not teach such skills of bribery. For this, in the comments I agree:

 

   The reason we teach this skill is not in law school because they should not be the lawyer used means. They may be revolutionaries or other system outside the means used to achieve the aim, they may even by a revolutionary way to justify. But as the lawyer engaged in legal work, no matter how provocative, cannot use such means. The lawyer can complain, expose or condemn the opponent of corruption. Even if the justification, the other way is indeed very indignation, he can become a revolutionary change. But the law is not in order to win the right to lawyer stem corruption. If Darrow if like Cowan sure that span this chasm, so he will not cover with on the head of nearly a century of aura. In understanding that Darrow stain, we have long regarded as a hero who inevitably disappointed, but the life of the saints, more weight cruel historical truth is always better than with a strong emotional color, even if the hero is legal Saint few lawyer.

 

   However, these literary discourse or conceals a reluctant to say disappointed, even sadness. And "the Casablanca" heard Rick bar have a bet with astonishing sheriff is different, but I am truly shocked. This mood lasted for several weeks. Darrow cheated me, let me to his lawyer as an example, it makes me suffer. Although Darrow had died, but I for his hatred is so real, that kind of feeling like resentment, a betrayed his friends or lovers, we can't forget.

 

   Later, when I learned that other idol also have this or that kind of defects, I would not be so emotional. The process of disillusionment is slow. When Oliver - Wendell - Holmes in his private correspondence of the value is how terrible, I did not immediately feel lost. He was in favour of sterilisation -- and maybe even for "imbecile". In a letter to Holmes to death "any unqualified person", and "will fail to pass the qualification check baby." 1. On the constitutionality of laws that forced sterilization, he agreed to a mistaken for "imbecile" female sterilisation operation. According to the precedent established by Holmes, tens of thousands of people were implemented sterilization operation, and many of them are misdiagnosed. Even the Nazis also cited the decision to support their race eugenic plan.

 

I'm at Harvard now as was Felix - Frank in the position Ford. When I read that he had refused to help European Jews during the Holocaust, is really burst into anger. But at that time I've met justice frankfurter, and don't like him as a man -- cheap flattery, so it is not so disappointed. But for justice Black, the situation is different. As far as I know, he had joined the party in three K before promotion to the high court, but I think he has abandoned his racism. Later, when I reached the Supreme Court as clerk of that year, when he spoke to a clerk, he the ingrained prejudice is evident. His stubborn, reject the new concept also left a deep impression on me. Justice Douglas was willing to accept new ideas, but his attitude to the clerk, secretary and other court staff is very bad. He also judges and my boss David Baizilong occurred in dispute, which made me very surprised. At that time, there is a private club please Baizilong judges to Douglas in a speech. The club will Jews and blacks were excluded. As a Jewish Baizilong refused the invitation, he said he couldn't go to one of his own or other people are not eligible to participate in club speech. Douglas calls, rebuke him "narrow-minded". Baizilong sketch I picked up another phone, listening to his speech. I couldn't believe what I heard. This is the advocacy of racial and religious equality model, urge my boss to compromise, to give a speech that apartheid club to. Baizilong insist be ablaze with anger, Douglas had a microphone.

 

   Several other idol I: Lewis Brandeis, Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan, have some not too serious shortcomings, but whenever I heard or disappointed. Brandeis's behavior in some not too conforms to the lawyer occupation ethics, because sometimes he sees itself as "the world's lawyer", not for a specific customer and debate. In the case of Marshall debate preparations have often been inadequate, even if is the important cases to the Supreme Court and so. Brennan has refused for many years to employ female clerk, and worked at the chief justice Earl Warren (Earl Warren) insistence fired a clerk. At that time, the clerk in the left-wing activities become the subject of media coverage. Despite knowing that the three judges are not perfect, but I am still very respect them.

 

   Two judges I have for the work of the same. When you are with someone will be together morning and night, advantages and disadvantages of them obviously. Just as an English proverb old says: "who would not be his housekeeper hero." No judge would become his clerk heart be the pink of perfection. However, in many important respects, David Baizilong judges and Arthur Goode Berg justice is still my idol is not reach the acme of perfection, so it is with my professors and senior colleagues.

 

   So, there is no idol, also do not worship idols. You can go to admire people with respectable, but to understand, everyone has flaws, some disadvantages also more. Disappointment is can hardly be avoided, especially when you know that those who make people you admire them. Learn to accept disappointment, but still want to learn your idols who are worth learning characteristics. However, even a few features alone is not the slightest flaw.

 

   The law is not a perfect professional, not sacrifice principle is often difficult to be successful 2. Therefore, lawyers of all, and to the industry of most other people, it is not perfect, as the young idealist eyes is even more so. As there is no absolute moral, there is no absolute justice. But the absolute injustice is a reality, but also let us see that.

 

I can only imagine now, when the Supreme Court justices unlimited respect the law school students aware of, the five judges violate the oath, stop manually from Florida in the 2000 general election will react. Judicial oath required every judge "justice, make no exception......"

 

   In spite of this oath, before five judges or ignore their judgment, stopped counting in order to ensure that a particular party -- the election of George W. Bush. If it stops counting in the same condition is Gore is elected, then they will never do. If you don't believe, can simulate the case on the law school. If within six months before the election, roughly the one thousand most distinguished professor of constitutional law, the Supreme Court and the high court lawyer reported news reporters have learned that the Florida case, the only difference is, did not provide the names of the parties and their respective parties.

 

   Some people think that the experts will predict how the five justices will terminate the vote? On the contrary, most people will to forecast according to the judges before the verdict, chief justice William Rehnquist (William Rehnquist) and justice Anthony Scalia (Antonio Scalia), Clarence Thomas (Clarence Thomas) and Sandra day O Conner (Sandra Day O 'Connor) are most unlikely to join such judgment. After all, who once ruled that the state government, according to the far less precise standard executed murderer has not violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the constitution American, requires States to "within their jurisdiction, and shall not refuse to grant any person equal protection of law.". If the vice president Gore was leading a few hundred votes, and Bush governor demanded a recount, I dare say, equal protection of these judges will be refused Gore request.

 

   If I am right, this is not a distinction is what? According to the personal or party, to make a judgment on the basis of the party, in violation of the principle of justice. The judge in the trial may not take sides.

 

   I worked in other works in detail on the judgment of 3. In this book, I think some different, want to talk when the extreme disappointment that some judges in fact left after the. Perhaps, you also had a doubt, some local courts favor those who support their elected or appointed lawyers and the parties. But the Supreme Court judges do so? For a lifetime to detest the world and its ways of people like me, this is enough to shock. This for you to the rule of law belief has what effect, if you have sufficient reason to cheat?

 

   I hope the above facts can further strengthen the rule of law and the rule of law of absolute honesty in the practice of faith. It should also allow you to take a more skeptical about the legal or judicial body. Don't believe any of those in power, especially the judge. Don't be fooled by the appearance of judicial opinions. Go back to read, carefully study the case, you will be amazed by the judge so frequently use wrist control case and the law. This situation is very common, even for a long time the judiciary have dissidents also be regarded as a judge of the academic integrity. If you want to improve, can only rely on yourself. If you detect illegal acts, will go to the judicial conference, bar association or parliamentary report. At the same time, we must ensure that your criticism of others would certainly, in order to prevent violations of occupation behavior charges (remember, judges and lawyers are Officials one another..).

 

At the same time, but also practical. You know, they are also human. In America, most of them can go today this step, is on the political game, and play it well. For the judiciary, legal services to consumers the most powerful leverage is full of doubts.

 

   And the cultivation of this power must start from the school of law, must start from among you.

 

Said so much, I must admit, my heart still has a perfect idol. He is a lawyer, but his heroism is mainly embodied in the field outside the occupation. I even had contact with him, to understand him, but he is the hero in my heart does not detract from. His name is not known, his heroic deeds will never be copied -- at least I hope not. His name is Zhan - (Jan Karski) on 2000, died on July, aged 86. When he was 28 years old as lawyers and diplomats in Poland, the young graduates the Catholic school in order to report a terrorist or even deadly, quietly sneak into the ghetto and the death camps. He was the Gestapo captured, tortured. Escape, once again he risked his life to return to the camp. In order to change appearance to avoid questioning, he pulled out his teeth. All through the exposed in Poland under Nazi occupation is happening, he probably could have saved tens of thousands of lives. However, when he took his information from Poland smuggling out, he was introduced to the most important in Washington, President Roosevelt and the Jews: close justice Felix Frank Ford. Kasich has a great lawyer on memories of the details, with information on his in the ghetto and concentration camp to justice. Frank Ford refused to put these information and report to President Roosevelt, he said he did not believe the Kasich report. The reality is, Frank Ford didn't want their credibility in a Roosevelt unlikely to believe reports, thus affecting the friendship between them and his influence. This is a real hero and a flawed big gap. Please understand this gap and to learn to accept it.

 

Passion lit life  Live the Passion of Your Times

 

   We don't put passion reserved in the bedroom, and it should be extended to the entire occupation career. Be put to work time and effort will be far more than Man and a Woman, or fitness, delicious and the opera. However, the lawyer advised but usually keep calm, avoid leaning to either side, objective, detached -- in short, to show the professional. In fact, as long as the two used properly, passion and professional not incompatible.

 

   Passion is the driving force, professional is to complete the task by means of. Even if this means objective, detached, passion can still inspire the best way to use the means of.

 

   Sometimes, you need to show your passion. A successful lawyer can have a choice, have controlled the passion as a defense tool. But don't abuse your passion, otherwise it will be like cried "wolf" as a child, since the loss.

 

   Passion is not only valuable in the legal occupation, in daily life is also an important force. I have seen some lawyers in the work is so aloof, cold, not warm not fire, so that no longer do anything with passion. Occupation habits have occupied their living territories.

 

   Gilbert (Gilbert) and Sullivan (Sullivan) in the "emperor" (Mikado) a Book condemning those who flatter to the past. The poets Edward Arlington Robinson?? (Edward Arlington Robinson) created the game nymph. The twi (Miniver Cheevy) -- a "image of the past be worse than before, with a nostalgic lament". Many people try to escape from the reality in science fiction, history and legends of the story. Justice Holmes encouraged his lawyer colleagues to live out of passion, there is no doubt that this is true. There is China ancient saying: "Ning for the dog, not to people in troubled times." For me, this has always been a blessing. Except in the Holocaust so gone, everyone can be interesting or follow the prescribed order of life. It is a question of attitude to a large extent.

 

   Recently, I received a letter from the letter ebullience where a student once taught, he talked about it in a letter. The permit, I will be part of the following extracts:

 

   Dear professor Dershowitz:

 

   About six years ago, I was very lucky to have such a law professor. You may have guessed from the letter head, I'm after graduating from Harvard did not continue to engage in the work of criminal law. However, I have listened to you in the classroom again imparted to us advice: continue to break a path in the field of their love (I chose the field of labor law).

 

   When you initially encourages us to open their own occupation Road, I'm not sure your suggestion is right for me. I know I may have to go to a big law firms, and started doing is partner directly assigned me case. When I finally entered the Potter Wright law firm (Porter Wright), I decided to walk a path of their own, because when I started working on every day, the law firm as you did in the classroom as excited my initiative: a lawyer is a very exciting thing.

 

A few months ago, one of my colleagues that I most like I say in the Harvard Law School professor in. I have many favorite Professor, friends of my most answer is no surprise. But, when I bring you the time, the friend (he didn't listen to your class) frowned. He knew I was politically conservative, I want him because I chose the one with his political views be quite different people and ate a surprised. But I choose your reason and your political views irrelevant. As I explained to my friend, I have to suggest the best professor at Harvard Law School from you. But, unlike other professors, every day you are to show that you are so devoted to attorney this occupation.

 

   (compared with those filled with resentment, the letter and the office received daily letter this letter friendly too different. Those of every hue letter or mania, or stubborn, or anger, many of the contents of the letter are the Board shall not in good taste. A recent letter also can get mesa's letter, the writer is a Harvard alumni, he is not my student. He said I was reminiscent of the "Woody? Alan Woody Allen, the second half of the twentieth Century American important film director and comedian, character in the film is usually self concern and modern people lack a sense of security. The mean and having no sense of shame as image, press "I work for students, not to pay them. In fact, I'm from his own pocket money to them.)

 

   There was a law student asked at that time in the New York court of appeals judge Benjamin? Cardoso (Benjamin Cardozo), why he always some interesting case trial. His answer is, the case is when he started to think is interesting. In Baizilong judge me, I also found the same phenomenon. He always successfully from the most ordinary criminal cases uncovered the legal and moral issues are the most profound, the relationship between role relates to criminal liability, defense lawyers and the poverty and crime. His verdict and the whole life's work reflects his passion. This enthusiasm is infectious, many young lawyers as their work is also affected, I was one of them.

 

It is learned enemies  Have a Good Enemies' List

 

   The importance of your mother had told you the right friends, in fact the right enemies are equally important. Should choose a friend like carefully choose your enemies. A list of the enemies of good is often a person honest and courageous sign. There are many wicked world, to face the evil is particularly important. As Edmund Bek (Edmund Burke), Irish politician, writer, speaker, and political theorist and philosopher, who served as a Whig member of the British House of commons. Said, "the only condition villain in power is the silence of good people". Lutheran Nazi racism against Martin nioller (Martin Niemoller) had a personal experience:

 

   At first, they came to the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I was not a communist; later, they to socialists and trade union activists came, I also did not speak, because I was not a socialist and trade union activities; later, they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew; when they attacked me, has no one left to speak for me.

 

   In the world we live in today, without an enemy's lawyer is likely to be a coward or flattery. If the wicked and the enemy, then the lawyer must have a strong sense of justice, for the laboring people and vulnerable groups speak boldly in defense of justice counsel.

 

   Don't try to be loved "Sara Lee" type lawyer. Remember the slogan: "no one didn't love Sara Lee." Sara Lee is American large food companies, each car truck are written on the slogan "no don't love Sara Lee". Don't do it, otherwise you will have big trouble! You are the plea of lawyers, if everyone like you, you have done wrong place. You are not tough enough, not took the controversial cases. You will work with other lawyers friendship above party interests. You are to please.

 

I am not suggesting you needlessly offend others. I know sometimes I is such a person. As my mother said: "with honey than with vinegar can catch more flies." Although we do not "catch flies", but using friendship to satisfy the interests of the parties than with the hostility better. However, in the defense system, hostility is sometimes can hardly be avoided. So we must carefully consider your enemy, know who you want to love you, who hate you. Through the understanding of one's enemies, we can at least have a smattering of him.

 

Don't do what they do best  Don 't Do What' re Best At You

 

   In the very unhappy man I know, some people will say what they are best at, and then take their work and expertise to do comparison. The problem is you best do not necessarily give you the most satisfaction or to bring you the most important things. Our system of education to students to their outstanding performance of disciplines and fields. After all, fraction is very important for the University and attended law school is. Learn what you good subjects have no ground for blame. But the course will only last a few months time, life is continuing. So, need to choose an occupation, or select a field in an occupation, in order to find the best balance between and satisfaction. Selection should result will bring challenges for you every day, and let you wake up you can scarcely wait to meet the challenges. Obviously, no matter how love, you will never get to choose how you are not good at (for me, that is the basketball). To choose the one you are good at, and it will bring you endless fun, let you be overcome by one's feelings to get up every morning.

 

   Early in my occupation career, I was also less criticism, I had served as the dean of the law school and the University of opportunity. I know myself very much, do not hesitate to refuse. Once, I had a "Groucho Marx reply Groucho Marx letter (1890-1977), USA comedian and movie star, is known for its wit and humor." , said he did not want to join a club or law school I headed. The president or the principal must be able to unite the majority, I can break them up. I can stir up trouble, but is unable to act as a mediator. I also like to enjoy the Dean, President or a judge's prestige, but I hate the work day in and day out in duplicate.

 

   I know, a lot of people accepted the Dean, President, judge, Professor, partners such powerful position, just as difficult to refuse such kindness. To know and was granted a work and accept a job is not the same. Was given a prominent position is a joy, and even contribute to the occupation development, but unless it was in your life stage is very suitable for you, or accept a task is a serious mistake.

 

   In addition to these, there is a warning: "don't be too obsessed with your work, especially the lawyer." When I was a young lawyer, my predecessors about laws are like heavy jealousy or lover and law in love. Don't fall in love with the law, it will inevitably disappointed you. You know, the law is only a tool, a mechanism, a system design. Like many other things in life, it is just a false idol. There is no "law" such a thing. We call the method is a set of programs, a group of people, ideas, and the literature precedent. Don't respect the law, unless it is worthy of your respect. In Nazi Germany and apartheid in South Africa, and southern slavery, the laws are not worthy of respect. The Supreme Court has done to the "Bush v. Gore" decision should be respected, which is the inevitable requirement of the rule of law. But the decision not worthy of respect. The USA law sometimes worthy of respect, sometimes should be condemned. The law should always be kept but does not need to be adored. Honesty is more important than respect.

 

If don't love laws, you should love what it (except for the one you love)? Should love freedom, love justice, love can be produced by legal good. As long as you can be realized for freedom, justice and all the other things worth pursuing ideal struggle never stop, will not lose.

 

Don't regret dying  Don 't Have Deathbed Regrets

 

   We've all heard the hackneyed and stereotyped expressions: "who would not regret not spending more time at work in the dying." If you had gain both fame and wealth, that is natural! But the reality is, many people want to own no more time for work and regret. All of these people is because of laziness or the wrong direction can not exert your potential. We seldom hear regret their dying: "Niang, I should spend more time to go to work, and should not put a lot of time to devoid of gratitude to friends and to a more successful guy and betrayed my wife."

 

   While the initiation from the workplace frustration frustrated in reality is likely to hurt the family and private life. At least for some people, there is a direct link between career success and family happiness. Of course, we can not deny, many successful people take too much time for endless money, but for families to enjoy the success and too little time.

 

   Is the biggest challenge facing the occupation personage to find a balance between career and family. There is not a universal equilibrium. Each person must make a suitable choice.

 

   "Ecclesiastes" in say: "for everything there is a season." Life's center of gravity will also change with the time. If you desire to become a partner, you should put more time in office -- and even may be delayed a few years or to parents, child rearing burden to do without for partners and the race of the lover. For some couples, identity is the husband or wife is an important factor in the choice of life, but for others not so important.

 

   In some of my friends and students, I found a "generational phenomenon". The first generation of lawyers, especially those parents didn't received formal education labor immigrant children, most will choose the hard work and success, and its infiltration into children's culture. These successful people work highly active, but their children have made the opposite choice, because they are his parents -- usually the father -- the beneficiaries of life choices, is also a victim. They grow up not only because of less affected by parents care deeply hurt, and hard work to bring substantial benefits from the parents family. In their view, parents at their expense and the success, they do not want to have to sacrifice their children like that. They don't need, have not paid much attention to the high income, because their parents because of economic distress and hard work, for they have woven a safety net.

 

Don't follow the "off the shelf" proposal  Don 't Follow Off-the-Rack Advice

 

   Opening his own law firm; strive to become a partner in a big firm; add a small firm; when a government lawyer; engaged in public welfare undertakings; election; write a Hollywood script; in business; write for a newspaper as an investment banker.

 

   I believe that all or most of these, you have heard. I know some professors and lawyers, provide the same "off the shelf" standard recommendation for them to their every orientation, of course, there are some people who are not. However, as I have said, useful advice must be tailored to each individual. There are some young lawyer is big partner material. They have to climb to the top of the workplace temperament and ability. Other human nature is suitable for independent practice. They do not have to supervise and management, work alone can be successful. There are some people for a government job. They need to wear a white hat, wearing a uniform Lapel flag. Some people have to oppose the government, company and other authority figures. The law of attraction is that it is an almost can be suitable for various demands of work. If it doesn't work, you can create a. In my life I have been trying this.

 

   However, do not accept that reflect the voice character and ambition of the proposal, unless you want to be like them. To understand what the most suitable as a unique individual, have specific needs and taste you. There is no occupation road suitable for everyone. Although there is some way to determine is wrong, but no one is absolutely correct. The path is the worst for you to meet someone else's job description. To live your life, not others.

 

   As another means of target and the others do the work for a limited period, which in itself is not what is wrong. Of course, if you want to learn a large law firm job, even if you know you are not suitable for that kind of life, also can go to a big law firm. But there must be an exit strategy and a timetable, not because of inertia and other legal occupation did not have the attractive salary and manpower support and deep, inextricably bogged down in.

 

   Another advantage of legal occupation is that you can make a difference to try, can try one thing at a time, you can also try a few things at the same time. Some of my students have in just ten years time will be big law firms, government departments, enterprises, small firms and politicians try again. There are some students do lawyers write a novel or play. You don't want to fall into a "Jack of all trades, jack pine" reputation, but what is a "one size fits all" or "generalist", others judge.

 

The intergenerational difference obviously vary in different families, and each family has its own "action reaction" phenomenon. The key lies in the center of life choices about will be affected by many factors or bright or dark. But in any case must make a choice! In most cases, this choice was not deliberately to, but come very naturally. Only in some years later -- I hope in that sentence a commonplace talk of an old scholar dying regret -- before we realize what we made what kind of choice, will focus on where to go, what a road. Usually, at this point, imagine again back to the partly hidden and partly visible forks, re opened not choose the road, it was too late.

 

   However, we are more or less obsessed with the mysterious road, this is Frost (Frost) of the poetry of Robert Frost: twentieth Century USA famous poet, author here refers to the poetry is Frost's poem "the road not taken". The reason to cause the people the infinite. Do not choose the road is almost always more attractive -- perhaps because unlike the rough road has passed such a feeling real. Some people are infatuated tired, always can't let go. One of my relatives all day wondering if it is so, her life will be so different, that night. She also knows that is a waste of emotion and energy, but lose self-control. Of course, the reality of life on the road and not what the eye-catching fork in the road, they are only in the people have not returned to performance as the fork in the road. The fork is important for those who are still in front of us. We have lessons learned before, learn to identify them.

 

   One clue is to understand the difference between the fork and the focus of life truly temporary change. Every decision will have an effect, and almost none of which is completely reversed. A decision will let you no way back, another decision it is for other target considering only delay the implementation process of goal, but between these two decisions have great difference. For example, in order to go to Hollywood to write the script, is leading to the partner position rise period left a large law firm is the first decision. Even David Kelly (DavidKelley), the most successful legal subject matter of playwright, now unable to return to the big law firms partners road. Second decision example is to accept a government post -- or perhaps to help with the children, and to a large firm.

 

   The ancient Greek philosopher hailed the balance of life. Two thousand five hundred years later, we still did not design a set of achieving this balance method, because the method differ from man to man, and we had no insights into yourself, know who has the best choice. Life is an adventure, not decreed by fate. We all make mistakes, as did or didn't do regret. The most anticipated is to learn from experience, not be the wrong choice. Life is not a once again chance, but suffered more than once. So, before dying that day comes to think what regrets will let you regret for the rest of my life, and then take action to avoid them.

 

Don't let the dream of getting rich bound hand and foot  Don 't Limit Your Options by Making a Lot of Money

 

   Over the years, I found in my friends and former students have a very be confused in mind phenomenon. They end their lives are eager to get a dream job, such as judges, professor and chief prosecutor. However, they went to the law firm partner, made the position and salary.

 

   Now, I have to provide them with an ideal job, but they feel now had to reject the chance, because can not afford to pay cut losses. Ten years ago, when they earn far less than now, they will immediately accept the ideal job. If I accepted the job, now they have money in the bank is much less. Now they are in the bank have more money, but can not afford to achieve the ideal of life cost, because they have adapted to a high standard of living.

 

   If the wealth can according to your ability to achieve the ideal to measure, at least in part, to measure, so ironically: those who refuse to judge or other ideal job friend money when I was richer, while the rich more poverty.

 

   Let wealth stand in the way of your dreams is really crazy. Of course, the economists talk about is the "opportunity cost". In this sense, to accept a salary of $150000 of the judges to the cost of more than $175000 a year to pay money in the annual salary of $500000. But step back and say, even if you have got the position of judge, you had to give up like this year income 500000 dollar opportunity. Therefore, from a purely economic point of view, it is best to accept the job after having earned a large sum of money. The difference mainly exists in the psychological or way of life. Since it has been adapted to the $500000 a year to return to the way of life, the annual income of $150000 (plus savings income) life is much more difficult. Your ideal occupation now seemed to be somewhat different, because you become more mature with age. You're right. But just because the money has caused this difference, that must be what the problem is. Are you really sure can speak two different?

 

   Unless you are strongly inclined to continuously improve the quality of life rather than in the ideal occupation, otherwise don't let wealth prevent you from making poverty could sacrifice. That's crazy.

 

   It can answer a broader question to some extent: why lawyers, at least those of large firms in the elite lawyers, can earn so much money. I'm not jealous of their high income -- but don't and those who contribute a lot but low income occupation than (such as primary and secondary school teachers, nurses, psychologists and social workers). We are in a market driven economy, the relationship between supply and demand determines the amount of return. I focus on here is not whether the system is fair, but the choice of occupation. Money about people's choice. Don't take me wrong. Money is very important, want to make a comfortable life, and not to worry about money is not bad. But I know the wealthy have too many people think money worry ended. I found that, in our resort island of Martha's Vineyard (Martha 's Vineyard) USA famous resort, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, located in the south of the Cape Code, is at Woods Hole, many wealthy owning a house on the island. Most wealthy people, often the shortest holiday, because for them, little work day brings the loss is far more than the rest of us. When the money to enslave us, not freed us, it must be a problem.

 

Don't take things more than the lack of exchange  

Don 't Risk What' You Don t Have Enough of to Get More of What You Have Plenty Of

 

   Someone once asked me, if there is something in common in our agents in criminal defendant. Although the case is different, the party also require targeted agent service, I am still in many cases I agent, especially a come down in one continuous line features found in the case of those involved in the dignitaries. The defendants almost everybody has some flower not over, not things, like money, power or access to or power. But like other people, some of their wealth is limited, such as life, health, occupation career, reputation, the happiness of a family union, etc.. Because do to win unlimited to limited things, so they got into trouble. Even compared with the approved charges is wrong, their behavior from the crime is only one step away to incur public prosecution. Like Lionel Helms Lee (Leona Helmsley) New York hotel industry tycoon, its motto is: "only the little people pay taxes." Such a rich woman had not much time to accompany her dying husband, her own life was days that are no more. However (according to official evidence), worth billions of dollars to her just a little tax saving, sacrifice everything, was for a few years in prison. So it is with my many other rich client. For Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson), can make money in boxing time is limited, but he was in those days change not to come in at three o'clock in the morning rush into danger, walked into the room to find a little does he know that woman, be most willing to put into the embrace of the woman There are plenty of people who. (some even thought and deep being in prison he relationship!)

 

   This kind of phenomenon in many public figures who have happened, from President Clinton, Hugh Grant (Hugh Grant) was born in Britain in 1995 after the completion of Hollywood stars, "sense and sensibility", "prostitution scandal was exposed". To Senator Condit (Congressman Condit Gary Condit), a California congressman, was murdered Washington intern candela, Levi......

 

   I don't want you to every life choices are Harvard Business School as the "cost-benefit" analysis. I have seen some people, because too care about every adventure affect one ultimate goal will not clear, their life was completely destroyed the calculating.

 

   I remember, when I noticed that I was "most hated" minority of Americans, that kind of feeling is so relieved. The adjective is a Washington insider to refer to those who are too controversial, but can not be approved by the Senate, as any position. Although I never keen to hold public office, this evaluation has confirmed my life choices. Some of my very "unpopular" friends will never win the nomination, but their eyes always staring at the senate. This is not to achieve full, happy life!

 

   Whenever I take a risk, such as in an appeal for Amnesty Rosenberg (Rosenberg) couple Julius Rosenberg (Julius Rosenberg) and Ethel Rosenberg (Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg) due to the Soviet atomic bomb information leakage and be convicted of espionage, was executed 1953. They are two in the peace period for spying executed Americans only, has aroused widespread controversy. Sign the petition, mother said: "this will follow you for a lifetime." I'm glad did not listen to her words, I was proud of his most risk-taking behavior.

 

   However, the risk of my party and some public figures are some The loss outweighs the gain., lack of reason. They can be seen from the reckless behavior, risk itself makes some people confused and disoriented. For others, close to or exceed the line has become a way of life. As never before One's criminal conspiracy was unmasked., they don't think there is any risk. But others are more close to the red line and be always on tenterhooks. If you close this could have an impact on your life line, must be clear headed, think of your profit is worth the risk. Maybe it is worth it, but for many of my client is not true.

 

   As I write this book, media is stir fried dishes, a missing intern and Congressman story. The senator until recently admitted before the intern disappearance had been having an affair with her. For he could not learn the lesson before politicians lie, all the critics are surprised. "Not fire bag paper," a Washington insider says. If you One's criminal conspiracy was unmasked., of course, is not to live. All the people have to admit to scandal after all regret, earlier than that, don't try to hide. Just ask former president Clinton will know. However, a key issue is ignored these be wise after the event, most secretive behavior indeed played a role! We know that only a very few cover the unsuccessful case. When the criminals must choose whether to admit the obscene acts, he thinks that if he doesn't say it, no one will know the truth. This is he and his colleagues experience. Think about it, how many in Congress events unknown. The criminal mentality is he can never be caught. From the statistical data of speaking, he is very likely to be correct. Although some sad, but true. Those caught people seem stupid, because they take a look back there is no security risk. But if the prospect in he caught before it, the risk seems completely within acceptable limits. To understand this point does not mean that tolerate crime, but rather to give people inspiration, may also deter others have committed mistakes.

 

(source: sina.com.cn)

 

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