Barton on Lawyers
Benjamin Barton, in Do Judges Systematically Favor the Interests of the Legal Profession?, says (I see fromDo Judges Systematically Favor the Interests of the Legal Profession?, says”> Emprical Legal Studies)
Many legal outcomes can be explained, and future cases predicted, by asking a very simple question: is there a plausible result in this case that will significantly affect the interests of the legal profession (positively or negatively)? If so, the case will be decided in the way that offers the best result for the legal profession.
Fischel, I think, had a good article on the Professional Ethics part of this.