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6. Professional Mythology and the Loss of Community
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Professional Wound 9
- 2. The Dark Landscape of the Profession: The Legal Academy and the Loss of Ideals 13
- 3. The Profession and the Loss of Professional Mythology 28
- 4. The Mythological Function of the Lost Ideals 51
- 5. The Negative Archetype in Professional Mythology 60
- 6. Professional Mythology and the Loss of Community 73
- 7. Why the Profession Should Be Saved 86
- 8. A Preface to New Ideals: Coming to Terms with the Historical Masculinity of the Profession 93
- 9. Realizing the Feminine in Lawyers’ Work: Conceiving a New Ideal of Power 105
- 10. Beginning the Lawyer’s Inner Journey: New Models and Heros 113
- 11. Something Greater than Oneself: Envisioning a New New Ideal, Understanding Lawyers’ Faith 124
- 12. Pursuing the Lawyers’ Faith: Reconvening the Campfire, Creating Storytelling Models for a Broader Ideal of Justice 155
- 13. The Roles of Law Schools and the Bar in Conceiving a New Profession 169
- Reflections 191
- Appendix A: A Model Mentoring Program for Young Lawyers 195
- Appendix B: A Model Mentoring Program for Law Students 203
- Attachment A: Duties of Statewide Mentoring Coordinator 211
- Notes 213
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Professional Wound 9
- 2. The Dark Landscape of the Profession: The Legal Academy and the Loss of Ideals 13
- 3. The Profession and the Loss of Professional Mythology 28
- 4. The Mythological Function of the Lost Ideals 51
- 5. The Negative Archetype in Professional Mythology 60
- 6. Professional Mythology and the Loss of Community 73
- 7. Why the Profession Should Be Saved 86
- 8. A Preface to New Ideals: Coming to Terms with the Historical Masculinity of the Profession 93
- 9. Realizing the Feminine in Lawyers’ Work: Conceiving a New Ideal of Power 105
- 10. Beginning the Lawyer’s Inner Journey: New Models and Heros 113
- 11. Something Greater than Oneself: Envisioning a New New Ideal, Understanding Lawyers’ Faith 124
- 12. Pursuing the Lawyers’ Faith: Reconvening the Campfire, Creating Storytelling Models for a Broader Ideal of Justice 155
- 13. The Roles of Law Schools and the Bar in Conceiving a New Profession 169
- Reflections 191
- Appendix A: A Model Mentoring Program for Young Lawyers 195
- Appendix B: A Model Mentoring Program for Law Students 203
- Attachment A: Duties of Statewide Mentoring Coordinator 211
- Notes 213
- Index 235