Ethics in Practice : Lawyers' Roles, Responsibilities, and Regulation.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Ethics in Practice -- I. Public Responsibilities in Professional Practice -- 2. The Law as a Profession -- 3. Why Lawyers Can't Just Be Hired Guns -- II. Ethical Theory, Ethical Rules, and Ethical Conduct -- 4. Moral Thinking in Management: An Essential Capability -- 5. Law Practice and the Limits of Moral Philosophy -- 6. The Ethics of Wrongful Obedience -- III. Adversarial Premises and Pathologies -- 7. The Limits of Adversarial Ethics -- 8. Ethics in Litigation: Rhetoric of Crisis, Realities of Practice -- IV. Client Interests and Professional Obligations -- 9. Lawyer Advice and Client Autonomy: Mrs. Jones's Case -- 10. In Hell There Will Be Lawyers Without Clients or Law -- V. Personal Identities and Professional Values -- 11. Beyond "Bleached Out" Professionalism: Defining Professional Responsibility for Real Professionals -- 12. Contested Identities: Task Forces on Gender, Race, and Ethnic Bias and the Obligations of the Legal Profession -- 13. Cultures of Commitment: Pro Bono for Lawyers and Law Students -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.