In Pursuit of Better Myth: Lawyers' Histories and Histories of Lawyers

W. Wesley Pue

doi:10.29173/alr1113

In Pursuit of Better Myth: Lawyers' Histories and Histories of Lawyers

W. Wesley Pue

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

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Abstract

This article identifies the centrality of a presumed "history" of the profession in contemporary professional apologetics and rhetoric, illustrates the lack of support in empirical history for a number of contemporary "myths" and explores some implications of the disjunction between history and professional myth. Particular attention is paid to themes of self-regulation, independence of the profession and public service.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	730-767
Journal	Alberta Law Review
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.29173/alr1113
Publication status	Published - 1995

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