"This book presents practical advice to law students and those entering and in the legal profession to reconcile who they are as a person with the demands and opportunities of a legal career. The book sets out a clear framework and practice examples for: (i) defining "success"; (ii) understanding the role of a professional in relation to clients, colleagues, adversaries and community; (iii) reconciling demands of practice within ethical rules and norms, business considerations and personal values; and (iv) building a values centred, economically viable practice and reputation . Complete with practical advice and experiences that produce and reinforce a holistic approach, this book provides invaluable support for second and third year law students and lawyers in practice to establish elusive work-life balance over the course of a legal career"--

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.

This book presents practical advice to law students and those entering and now working in the legal profession that will help them to reconcile who they are as a person with the demands and opportunities of a legal career. The book sets out a clear framework and practice examples for: (i) defining “success”, (ii) understanding the role of a professional in relation to clients, colleagues, adversaries and community, (iii) reconciling demands of practice within ethical rules and norms, business considerations and personal values and (iv) building a values-centered, economically viable practice and reputation. Complete with practical advice and experiences that produce and reinforce a holistic approach, this book provides invaluable support for second- and third-year law students and lawyers in practice to establish elusive work-life balance over the course of a legal career.

How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice. The first book to present empirical research on ethical decision making in a variety of practice contexts, including corporate litigation, securities, immigration, and divorce law, Lawyers in Practice fills a substantial gap in the existing literature. Following an introduction emphasizing the increasing importance of understanding context in the legal profession, contributions focus on ethical dilemmas ranging from relatively narrow ethical issues to broader problems of professionalism, including the prosecutor’s obligation to disclose evidence, the management of conflicts of interest, and loyalty to clients and the court. Each chapter details the resolution of a dilemma from the practitioner’s point of view that is, in turn, set within a particular community of practice. Timely and practical, this book should be required reading for law students as well as students and scholars of law and society.

William Simon, a legal theorist with experience in practice, here argues that the profession's standard approach to questions of legal ethics is incoherent and implausible, insisting the critical weakness is the style of judgment.

SKILLS, ETHICS AND VALUES FOR LEGAL PRACTICE is the second edition of Wolski, LEGAL SKILLS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR STUDENTS. The text has been completely revised, with a greater focus on ethics and values. The second edition assists readers to develop the skills required to interview and advise clients proficiently, conduct legal research, analyse and solve legal problems, write effective and succinct legal letters and documents, negotiate and mediate disputes and litigate a range of matters before a court of law. It also provides indepth analysis of the ethical and professional responsibilities of a practitioner when dealing with clients, the court, opponents and other participants in alternative dispute resolution processes. Since the last edition, developments in a number of skills areas have necessitated the creation of two new chapters: "Ethics, Values and Professional Responsibilities" and "Mediation and Collaborative Law".