American legal education and professional despair

Academic Questions

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-166

  French, David ^a  

^a Center for Academic Freedom   (United States)

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EID: 84873505222     PISSN: 08954852     EISSN: 19364709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12129-011-9217-z     Document Type: Article

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3. For a roundup of studies on depression, suicide, anxiety, and discontent within the legal profession, see.
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17. See also Harvard Law School's J.D. requirements: http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/handbook/rules-relating-to-law-school-studies/2010-2011-requirements-for-the-j.d.-degree-.html.
18. See "Occupational Employment and Wages."
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