The Hidden Costs of Lawyer Mobility: Of Law Firms, Law Schools, and the Education of Lawyers

10 Pages Posted: 7 May 2003

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Robert W. Hillman

University of California, Davis - School of Law

Abstract

This paper was delivered as the Randall Park Lecture at the University of Kentucky College of Law. It addresses the consequences of nearly two decades of lawyer mobility and law firm destablization and the effects of these trends on the professional development of inexperienced lawyers. It also offers thoughts on how lawyer mobility is, or at least should be, bringing into sharper focus the professional education mission of law schools.

Keywords: Lawyer mobility, law schools, professional responsibility, law firms, legal education

JEL Classification: L2, J6, L8, L84, M53, J44

Suggested Citation

Hillman, Robert William, The Hidden Costs of Lawyer Mobility: Of Law Firms, Law Schools, and the Education of Lawyers. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=390860 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.390860

Robert William Hillman (Contact Author)

University of California, Davis - School of Law ( email )

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