Smart Money Picks 10 Rising Careers

jonathanjo writes "Smart Money announces the ten hot jobs they see rising in the next decade. Among them, many familiar to slashdotters (wireless engineer) and several of those are of dubious ethical value (data miner, IP lawyer). "Forensic Accountant" even made accounting sound cool! But why oh why did I give up on being an Adventure Travel Guide to be a web designer? D'ohh!"

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Re:"Dubious Ethical Value"

[Soko]

IP Lawyer...
Sheesh, enough with the lawyer bashing already.

What? He's dead already? Okey dokie... *Puts down sledge*

(Sorry - that one was just hanging there. I had to. ;^])

Lawyers are just people like the rest of us with a job to do - sometimes their clients are wrong, sometimes right.

I'm sensitive to a lawyers plight - at times they have to defend the undefensable, and do a good job of it. That being said, I'd rather they try to get the minimum penalty for thier clients when they know they're guilty, rather than allow criminal behaviour to go un-punished. Justice and all that.

Next time you're up against the RIAA in court, I'd like to see you decline a lawyer on the grounds that the job is of "dubious ethical value".

As long as my attourney is in it to prove my point, not just take my money, he's not of "dubious ethical value" at all. That goes for the one on the other side of the argument. Anyone who believes in thier cause and is willing to argue with reason it's merits, is not of questionalble character. The ones that just prolong trials in order to get thier new yacht are.

I know it's oh so trendy to constantly attack the legal profession, but really. Grow up.

When I see that the legal profession is only interested in justice, and not money and power, I'll put down the sledge, mmmmkay?

Soko