Model Letters for Family Lawyers comprises a library of ready-drafted letters covering all aspects of day-to-day case administration. This third edition has been substantially revised and expanded to cover:• All private law children matters (including child abduction)• Changes in domestic violence legislation• Legal recognition of civil partnership• Disputes between cohabitants• Changes to public funding (Legal Aid)The letters, drafted for privately and publicly funded cases, aim to satisfy the requirements of the Legal Services Commission and the SFLA's Code of Good Practice which makes Model Letters for Family Lawyers a time-saving resource for all family law departments.Model Letters for Family Lawyers comes complete with a CD-ROM containing all the letters from the book. Each can be used in its drafted form or adapted to suit your individual requirements, saving you hours of drafting time.

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.

As defender of both the righteous and the questionable, Alan Dershowitz has become perhaps the most famous and outspoken attorney in the land. Whether or not they agree with his legal tactics, most people would agree that he possesses a powerful and profound sense of justice. In this meditation on his profession, Dershowitz writes about life, law, and the opportunities that young lawyers have to do good and do well at the same time. We live in an age of growing dissatisfaction with law as a career, which ironically comes at a time of unprecedented wealth for many lawyers. Dershowitz addresses this paradox, as well as the uncomfortable reality of working hard for clients who are often without many redeeming qualities. He writes about the lure of money, fame, and power, as well as about the seduction of success. In the process, he conveys some of the ''tricks of the trade'' that have helped him win cases and become successful at the art and practice of ''lawyering.''

This book is written for every lawyer who practices or advises clients on consumer bankruptcy law.