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Main Street Multidisciplinary Practice Firms: Laboratories For The Future, Susan Poser

Susan Poser

This Article examines the debate over multidisciplinary practice in the wake of the collapse of Enron and Arthur Andersen. Part I addresses the history of the scholarly debate about multidisciplinary practice in the United States. It discusses the focus on large multidisciplinary firms, feared threats to independent professional judgment, and the current rule concerning lawyers and multidisciplinary practice.

Part II examines the reasons for allowing multidisciplinary practice. The author argues that client demand, lawyer demand, and policy reasons all provide valid reasons for permitting "one-stop" shopping. Part I also discusses existing forms of multidisciplinary practice. The author argues that the …

Evaluating Effective Lawyer-Client Communication: An International Project Moving From Research To Reform, Clark D. Cunningham

Clark D. Cunningham

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Evaluating Effective Lawyer-Client Communication: An International Project Moving From Research To Reform, Clark D. Cunningham

Clark D. Cunningham

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What Do Clients Of Mediators "Want"?, John Wade

John Wade

Extract: This title reflects a familiar marketing and ethical question for all service providers – what do clients of plumbers/doctors/psychologists/builders/lawyers etc want? Predictably, the answers given by anecdote, “theory” and more systematic research are complicated and conflicting. There is a simple answer to every complex question, and it is wrong. There are three elements in the question – what do the (1) clients of (2) mediators (3) want?

Clients, Empathy, And Compassion: Introducing First-Year Students To The “Heart” Of Lawyering, Kristin B. Gerdy

Kristin B. Gerdy

This explore the need for instruction and experience with the “heart” of law practice within the first year of law school. According to the report on legal education prepared by the Carnegie Foundation, the two major limitations in American legal education are 1) a lack of attention to practical education, including a marked lack of understanding client problems, and 2) failure to support development of ethical and social skills. With the release of this report it is likely that law school faculties throughout the United States will be looking at their curricula to see how to better fill these gaps …

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt -- Human Dignity And Respect, Robert M. Sanger

Robert M. Sanger

Essay on the Role of the Criminal Defense Lawyer. Criminal defense lawyers are often asked, "How can you represent "those" people?" The article contends that the answer is that the defense lawyer's job is to stand up for the dignity of the individual client and demand respect from the system for that client.

Clients, Colleagues And Conscience: Affective Taxonomy In The Live Client Clinic, Nathaniel C. Nichols

Nathaniel C. Nichols

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