This past week, Lent began. When I was a child, somebody shared with me their perception that it was basically a second opportunity at a New Year’s resolution, except that it covered only 40 days, rather than 365. As my friend noted, giving up things that are generally not good for you may be more an act of self-care than a manifestation of religious devotion. Read More

In The Lost Lawyer, a book first published in 1993, Anthony Kronman described an idealized figure, the lawyer statesman. Such an individual is “possessed of great practical wisdom and exceptional persuasive powers, devoted to the public good but keenly aware of the limitations of human beings and their political arrangements.” That is, the lawyer-statesman is distinguished from other lawyers by “extraordinary devotion” to the public good, and “wisdom in deliberating about it.” Although Kronman bemoaned that such an ideal had become increasingly rare, there were and are people who exemplify it. Read More

In Hamilton, King George asks in song, “What Comes Next?” It is a question that leaders interested in the continuity and longevity of their organizations address. In our profession, the answer to that question will be shaped, at least in part, by who is entering it. Read More