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Peter Singer, Drowning Children, And Pro Bono, John M.A. Dipippa
Peter Singer, Drowning Children, And Pro Bono, John M.A. Dipippa
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This Article uses the ethicist Peter Singer's principles to examine and critique the legal profession's pro bono efforts in the face of the persistent gap between the public's legal needs and their ability to meet them. Singer argues that adults should jump into a pond to save a drowning child. Using the drowning child as an analogy, this Article argues that lawyers are morally obligated to (1)increase the amount of their pro bono efforts, (2) be more selective in the cases they take, and (3) be significantly more generous in their financial support for legal services providers. These obligations are …
What Do You Do When Nothing Seems To Work: An Evaluation And Suggested Approach To Addressing The Diversity Issue In Legal Profession, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Jb Smiley Jr.
What Do You Do When Nothing Seems To Work: An Evaluation And Suggested Approach To Addressing The Diversity Issue In Legal Profession, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Jb Smiley Jr.
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Insights Into The Woes Of A Profession Review Of How Lawyers Lose Their Way: A Profession Fails Its Creative Minds, By Jean Stefancic & Richard Delgado, Theresa M. Beiner
Insights Into The Woes Of A Profession Review Of How Lawyers Lose Their Way: A Profession Fails Its Creative Minds, By Jean Stefancic & Richard Delgado, Theresa M. Beiner
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