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The New Lawyer : How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law.

MacFarlane, Julie.

The New Lawyer : How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (303 pages) - Law and Society Series . - Law and Society Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Changes in the Legal Profession and the Emergence of the New Lawyer -- 2 Constructing Professional Identity -- 3 Three Key Professional Beliefs -- 4 Translating the Beliefs into Practice: The Norms of Legal Negotiations -- 5 The New Advocacy -- 6 The Lawyer-Client Relationship -- 7 The Role of the Law and Legal Advice -- 8 Ethical Challenges Facing the New Lawyer -- 9 Where the Action Is: Sites of Change -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

This provocative, intelligent work looks at the evolving role of lawyers, articulating legal and ethical complexities, the growth of conflict resolution, and the increasing impact of alternative strategies on the lawyer-client relationship and the legal system.

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Practice of law -- Canada.
Dispute resolution (Law) -- Canada.
Compromise (Law) -- Canada.
Attorney and client -- Canada.
Practice of law -- United States.
Dispute resolution (Law) -- United States.
Compromise (Law) -- United States.


Electronic books.

K120 -- .M33 2008eb

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