The Ethicist: Is It OK to Take a Law-Firm Job Defending Climate Villains?

[ermingarden]

I come from a working-class family. I have worked very hard in school and graduated college with little debt, so when I was given the opportunity to attend an elite law school, I took it — along with a $150,000 price tag. Some people may scorn me for such a decision, but this was my dream school, and I saw it as a ticket to an echelon of society and opportunity that was otherwise entirely barred to me. ( Read more... )