The piece examines how descriptions of lawyers’ personalities in English-language books have changed over 120 years, highlighting a shift from warmth and agreeableness toward openness and conscientiousness, with varying emphasis by era. Conscientiousness dominates overall, while openness rises in the 2010s, reflecting broader cultural and workplace changes.

The topic draws interest for psychology because it uses a century-long linguistic analysis to illuminate how social perceptions of a profession align with or diverge from personality models, offering a window into collective attitudes and their evolution.

Article Title: 120-year text analysis reveals how society’s view of lawyers’ personalities has shifted

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/120-year-text-analysis-reveals-how-societys-view-of-lawyers-personalities-has-shifted/

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Great-grandfather named Qld's second-oldest newly admitted lawyer
By Kristina Harazim

A 77-year-old great-grandfather from Toowoomba proves age is no barrier to launching a new career as he is admitted as a lawyer.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/toowoomba-great-grandfather-named-new-lawyer/106540798

#LegalProfession #OlderPeople #HigherEducation #KristinaHarazim

Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html

Trump Justice Dept. Seeks to Stall State Bar Discipline of Its Lawyers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/politics/justice-department-state-bar-associations-lawyers.html

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-law-firms.html

On Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/the-docket-tariffs-wait-game.html

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/brad-karp-paul-weiss-resigns-epstein.html

Congratulations to Mr. V R Kamalanathan on being elected as President, Madras Bar Association.
Wishing him a successful and impactful tenure ahead.

#MadrasBarAssociation #MBA #LegalProfession #Congratulations

28% of attorneys experience depression. 21% qualify as problem drinkers. 36% wait 10+ years before getting help.

The main barrier? Fear that therapy creates records that could hurt their career.

Private-pay changes that. No insurance. No diagnosis codes. Nothing to subpoena. 🔐

https://cerevity.com/attorney-mental-health-california/

#AttorneyMentalHealth #Therapy #LegalProfession

The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/magazine/thomas-goldstein-supreme-court-gambling.html