Thomas Morgan examines the meanings of the word “profession” in various contexts, and suggests that its most common definitions are inappropriate, or even deleterious, for lawyers. Morgan acknowledges that lawyers should mind some traditional notions of “professional obligations,” but these obligations are personal and ethical, not professional, in nature.
Thomas Morgan, Calling Law a “Profession” Only Confuses Thinking About the Challenges Lawyers Face, University of St. Thomas Law Journal (2012).