About two out of every three law school students believe social justice is more important than obtaining a winning result for a client, according to the results of a recent survey of current law school students conducted by the Buckley Institute.

The national survey of 232 law school students asked: “Thinking about when you start practicing law, which of the following do you believe is more important: Ensuring that the client you represent gets a winning or favorable result or ensuring that the work you do advances a more socially just and equitable legal system?”

Sixty-nine percent of respondents chose a “socially just” outcome, while only 28 percent chose a “winning result,” and the rest, three percent, were unsure.

Lauren Noble, Buckley Institute’s founder and executive director, called those results “most concerning for future law firms.” These future attorneys “care more about social justice than they do about delivering a favorable result for their potential clients,” she said in a news release.