The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. 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. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Global Arbitration Review's Guide to Advocacy is a practical book for specialists and would-be specialists on how to be persuasive during international arbitration, featuring unique insight from well-known arbitrators on advocacy. The fully revised Second Edition is a useful tool for junior lawyers who wish to develop their advocacy skills, as well as a manual for civil trained lawyers who would like to feel more at ease with cross-examination as it breaks the arbitral process into key steps and explains the advocacy "e;opportunity"e; that each represents (focusing on the principles at work rather than specifics).Woven throughout are gems from big name arbitrators - tips, complaints, musings and reminiscences - providing a new, 360-degree view of written and oral submissions.The Second Edition contains several new chapters and a fresh tranche of arbitrator contributions.While the first edition covers the basics through chapters on, inter alia, written submissions, cross-examination, opening submissions and closing arguments, this second edition delves deeper by exploring 'Cultural Considerations in Advocacy'. These are aimed at advocates raised within a particular national or regional style who wish to know what adjustments to make when in the international mileu; and vice versa. These chapters contain observations of help when some of the players in the arbitration - be they arbitrators, opponents or others - hale from Asia, Latin America, United States or the UK.