With its practical, hands-on approach to legal ethics, the third edition of LEGAL ETHICS is designed to ensure that readers have a solid grasp of the ethical rules that apply in the legal setting. Comprehensive yet easy to understand, this engaging book provides a thorough and substantive analysis of the major principles that affect how the practice of law is regulated. Filled with real-life examples of lawyer and non-lawyer instances of misconduct, current and classic case law, and discussions of famous (and infamous) people, this straightforward book brings the material to life and demonstrates how courts interpret and apply ethical rules to lawyers and their non-lawyer employees. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application.
Legal Ethics in a Nutshell
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Legal Ethics: Rules, Statutes, and Comparisons
This collection cuts across conventional disciplinary boundaries to address the roles, responsibilities, and regulation of contemporary lawyers.
Louisiana New statistics re: women in the legal profession and malpractice claims against lawyers Professors and students will benefit from: The easy-to-follow logical sequence of all relevant rules that are clearly articulated at the ...
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Problems in Legal Ethics
At a time when the legal profession is under attack both from within and without, this book represents some of the best critical thinking by lawyers about their role and responsibilities in American society.
This extensive revision will update this innovative casebook throughout, reporting the many important developments in the field since 1993, & incorporating at many points an analysis of relevant provisions of...