Lawyers in Practice: Ethical Decision Making in Context - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226475166 ISBN 13 : 9780226475165

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2012

Synopsis

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 understanding context in the legal profession, contributions focus on ethical dilemmas ranging from relatively narrow ethical issues to broader problems of professionalism, including the prosecutor’s obligation to disclose evidence, the management of conflicts of interest, and loyalty to clients and the court. Each chapter details the resolution of a dilemma from the practitioner’s point of view that is, in turn, set within a particular community of practice. Timely and practical, this book should be required reading for law students as well as students and scholars of law and society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leslie C. Levin is professor of law at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226475166
• ISBN 13: 9780226475165
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Levin Leslie C., Mather Lynn
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