We must start asking – which side are you on – with the corporate criminals or against?
Most professionals in Washington work for, are paid by, or are under the control of the corporate crime lobby. Young lawyers come to town, fresh out of law school, 25 years old, and their starting salary is $160,000 a year. And they’re working for the corporate criminals.
Young lawyers graduating from the top law schools have all kinds of excuses for working for the corporate criminals – huge debt, just going to stay a couple of years for the experience.
But the reality is, they are working for the corporate criminals.
What kind of respect should we give them? Especially since they have many options other than working for the corporate criminals.
Time to dust off that age-old question – which side are you on? (For young lawyers out there considering other options, check out Alan Morrison’s new book – “Beyond the Big Firm: Profiles of Lawyers Who Want Something More”.)
This tidbit was pulled from Corporate Crime Reporter’s Twenty Things You Should Know About Corporate Crime.
On a related note, I ordered the book “The People’s Business: Controlling Corporations and Restoring Democracy”, by Lee Drutman and Charlie Cray, tonight from half.com. For a web summary of their observations and ideas on this topic, click here to read their article at In These Times.
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