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The role of the legal profession in promoting democracy

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The role of the legal profession in promoting democracy Slaw Much time, effort and funding has been devoted in recent years to trying to increase access to the legal system. At the same time, there has been a movement to “de-expert” or diminish the expertise of lawyers, as is true of many areas of life (everyone can be a journalist, everyone can become famous on social media, educators rely on what their students say they should teach, sometimes I think anyone can become a successful singer, at least to my tone deaf ear), even if not all (not everyone can become a baseball player in the major leagues or win a marathon). At the same time, institutions are losing their lustre, revealed as built on outmoded ideas and conduct. READ MORE

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