isintegrate. All of the smaller firms are the required to raisetheir salaries also. (source 2) 46% of respondents rate themlow to very low in honesty and ethical standards. (source 3) 70% of lawyers polled in 1992 said if they could they wouldchoose another profession. (source 4) Other studies showlawyers job satisfaction is dropping.There is a much higherlevel of alcholism, drug abuse, and symptoms of depressionthan those of the general population. (source 4) There isalso dirty work that lawyers must do. Some of that workincludes listening to the secrets of clients that practitionerswould rather not hear but which they must listen to and listento very carefully. Lawyers as a group have a lot of cynicismand unease, often with good reason. (source 6) Whetherthe defendant is a accused Unabomber, a nanny or anOklahoma City bombing suspect, the public craves insightinto the latest sensational tale. But when people tune in totelevision's lawyer-commentators, insight isn't always whatthey get. (source 10) ...
