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Report To The Judicial Council On The Administrative Law Judge Statute, James F. Flanagan
Report To The Judicial Council On The Administrative Law Judge Statute, James F. Flanagan
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
Improving Public Trust & Confidence In Administrative Adjudication: What An Administrative Law Judge Can Do, Edward J. Schoenbaum
Improving Public Trust & Confidence In Administrative Adjudication: What An Administrative Law Judge Can Do, Edward J. Schoenbaum
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
The Crucial But (Potentially) Precarious Position Of The Chief Compliance Officer, Deborah A. Demott
The Crucial But (Potentially) Precarious Position Of The Chief Compliance Officer, Deborah A. Demott
Faculty Scholarship
This Article, written for a symposium on compliance issues in financial-services firms, focuses on the role of the chief compliance officer (“CCO”). Contrasting the position with that held by a firm’s general counsel or Chief Legal Officer (CLO), the article argues that a CCO’s position holds distinct challenges. Additionally, although internal compliance systems and personnel may be characterized as functional substitutes for external regulation, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of internal compliance requires a willingness to look deep within firms. The article argues that the law and regulation may enhance firms’ incentives to invest in effective internal compliance but may …
The "Reason Giving" Lawyer: An Ethical, Practical, And Pedagogical Perspective, Donald J. Kochan
The "Reason Giving" Lawyer: An Ethical, Practical, And Pedagogical Perspective, Donald J. Kochan
Donald J. Kochan
Whether as a matter of duty or utility, lawyers give reasons for their actions all the time. In the various venues in which legal skills must be employed, reason giving is required in some, expected in others, desired in many, and useful in most. This Essay underscores the pervasiveness of reason giving in the practice of law and the consequent necessity of lawyers developing a skill at giving reasons. This Essay examines reason giving as an innate human characteristic related directly to our need for answers and our constant yearning to understand the answer to the question “why.” It briefly …