“I thought I wanted to be a litigator for reasons that showed a misunderstanding of what litigators do,” said Todd D. Peterson, a law professor at George Washington University who left his job as a partner at a Washington law firm after becoming disillusioned. “The job was unfulfilling to me because I didn’t find it meaningful.” Today, Mr. Peterson is at the forefront of a movement to help law students avoid the mistakes he made.
“我想我之所以会想成为一名诉讼律师,是因为当初完全误解了诉讼律师是干什么的,”托德·D·彼得森(Todd D. Peterson)说,他本来是华盛顿一家律师事务所的合伙人,在对工作感到幻灭后他离开了这一行。“这项工作对我来说没有成就感,我找不到它有什么意义。”如今,彼得森先生在乔治·华盛顿大学(George Washington University)担任法学教授,并身先士卒地力图帮助法学院的学生避免重蹈他的复辙。
Others say the job requires an unhealthy degree of cynicism. “Research shows that an optimistic outlook is good for your mental health,” said Patricia Spataro, director of the New York State Lawyer Assistance Program, a resource for attorneys with mental health concerns. “But lawyers are trained to always look for the worst-case scenario. They benefit more from being pessimistic, and that takes a toll.”
还有人说,这项工作要求从业者的愤世嫉俗达到不健康的程度。“研究显示,乐观的人生观世界观有益于心理健康,”纽约州律师援助计划(New York State Lawyer Assistance Program,一个为有心理健康问题的律师提供帮助的组织)的负责人帕特里夏·斯帕塔罗(Patricia Spataro)说。“律师们受到的培训却是让他们按照最坏的情况打算。悲观的预期虽更利于他们的工作,但这是要付出代价的。”
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