This privileged position (lawyer) obliges you to remember that most of the population cannot afford your services or fees. As a consequence they are denied access to justice. It therefore behoves the legal profession to consider practical ways of alleviating this unacceptable state of affairs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lawyers must remember that most people cannot afford their services, leading to denied justice, so the profession should seek practical ways to fix this.
- In plain terms
- Lawyers should recognize that many cannot pay for legal help, causing injustice, and act to change it.
- What can you take from it?
- Legal professionals need to create affordable access to justice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What concrete steps can firms take to improve access?
- How can the legal system incentivize affordable services?
Another view
Systemic change may require more than individual lawyer actions.
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