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On Becoming A Lawyer: Some Challenges For The Future, Harry T. Edwards

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This is probably the most difficult speech that I have ever had to make. I know this because I have agonized for weeks over it, pondering themes, writing and then discarding drafts, and occasionally rejecting the entire project as a fruitless endeavor. No doubt, some of you have experienced what I have been feeling when you have tried to put words to paper on a final exam, independent research project, or law review note. Nevertheless, my own reluctance to complete this task was baffling to me; after all, during the past decade, I have given well over fifty formal speeches …