Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law
is a problem-based casebook sure to generate lively class discussion. Using real-world problems and cases, with emphasis on issues students are likely to face in their early years of practice, it places students in the lawyers position to engage in simultaneous strategic and ethical analysis of each problem.
The
Third Edition
includes hundreds of new examples and introduces new material on current ethical issues. Outsourcing, contract lawyers, Internet advertising, and nonlawyer ownership of law firms are given thorough treatment, as are recent changes in rules and Justice Department policies. Sure to stimulate discussion, the companion website features a new recorded interview with the Guantanamo defense lawyer ordered to represent an unwilling defendant.
Hallmark features:
Co-authors Lerman and Schrag
bring a broad range of teaching, consulting, clinical research, and policy-making experience to this problem-based text.
Contemporary approach
succinctly covers all essential topics through
clear, thorough exposition
.
Challenging problems compel students to engage in simultaneous strategic and ethical analysis
Comprehensive presentation
of
all ethics and professional responsibility topics
and issues, including:
Confidentiality and conflicts.
Ethics rules.
Legal malpractice.
Disqualification.
Criminal law.
Wrongful discharge.
Pertinent constitutional law.
Lawyer's public responsibilities.
More than 70 compelling, detailed problems
, based on real cases and real-life situations that
students are likely to experience during their first years
of practice.
Famous and less well-known cases
are the basis of most of the problems,
placing students in the lawyer's role.
Recent and projected changes in the legal profession
, including those resulting from the 2008 financial collapse.
Distinct graphical elements
appear throughout to help students see the
relationships among parts of rules or theories