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Lawyers in Practice
Leslie C. Levin
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Description for Lawyers in Practice
Paperback. How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? This book presents research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law. Editor(s): Levin, Leslie C.; Mather, Lynn. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LATC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice. The first book to present empirical research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law, "Lawyers in Practice" fills a substantial gap in the existing literature. Following an introduction emphasizing the increasing importance of ... Read more
How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice. The first book to present empirical research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law, "Lawyers in Practice" fills a substantial gap in the existing literature. Following an introduction emphasizing the increasing importance of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Series in Law and Society
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226475165
SKU
V9780226475165
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About Leslie C. Levin
Leslie C. Levin is professor of law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Lynn Mather is professor of law and political science at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York. She is coeditor of the Chicago Series in Law and Society and coauthor of several books, including Private Lawyers and the Public Interest.
Reviews for Lawyers in Practice
"With Lawyers in Practice, Leslie C. Levin and Lynn Mather break new ground. This is the first book to locate the ethical and unethical behavior of lawyers in the details of their varied practice contexts; the contributors make a convincing case that we can only understand lawyers' behavior contextually. Very thorough, illuminating, and persuasive." (Richard Abel, University of California, Los ... Read more