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The Institute For The Future Of Law Practice: A New Narrative For Legal Education And The Legal Profession, William D. Henderson

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"The mission of IFLP is to produce more legal professionals who have strong legal knowledge plus foundational training in allied disciplines — in other words, “T-shaped” legal professionals."

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You look down at your smartphone and see that you just got a text from a close family relative. They are asking to schedule a phone call.

The next line reads, “I’m thinking about going to law school.”

Well, if you read PD Quarterly, you’re likely a logical person to seek out for advice. You’ve got some time to think about it. What are you going to say?

Whatever your counsel, …

Red Skies In The Morning—Professional Ethics At The Dawn Of Cloud Computing, Sarah Jane Hughes, Roland L. Trope

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The article evaluates risks to clients’ confidential and privileged information when lawyers or law firms store such information in any cloud computing “space” against the requirements of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. It also evaluates pertinent liability provisions of some of the more commonly used cloud computing services (Amazon.com and Google) against the lawyer’s responsibilities. An interesting portion covers the latest thinking from NIST on cloud computing benefits and risks.

Transnational Legal Practice 2009, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, Ellyn S. Rosen

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This article identifies some of the most important U.S. and international developments in transnational legal practice and provides citations for further research. The article begins by briefly reviewing the impact of the recession on legal services. The second section focuses on international developments. It identifies some of the ongoing efforts to implement the 2007 U.K. Legal Services Act, including the issuance of the influential Hunt and Smedley reports. It also provides information about law reform initiatives in France, Scotland and Korea. This section of the article also provides information about Canadian and Australian developments regarding admission of foreign applicants and …

Civility In Litigation: How Can The Profession Promote And Enforce Good Behavior?, Aviva A. Orenstein, Torrence Lewis

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This essay emanates from a talk that was given to the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana at its annual meeting’s luncheon. The good thing about talking about civility, particularly at lunch, is that no one dare heckle or throw food. Beyond the obvious constraints against rude behavior inherent in the medium, we sense a genuine openness to the topic. Defense counsel, in particular, feel besieged by what they perceive to be uncivil behavior, and welcome affirmation about the nature of the problem and some suggestions for solutions. More generally, one can argue that the lack of civility in legal culture …

Professing Professionals: Christian Pilots On The River Of Law, Daniel O. Conkle

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Doing Business: The Management Of Uncertainty In Lawyers' Work, John Flood

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Apparently naive, but in fact not, is the question: What do lawyers do? Many scholars assume the central role of the lawyer is that of the advocate, but among lawyers working in law firms advocacy consumes little of their time. Similarly, the term lawyer provides hardly any meaning in itself. The research presented here is based on a participant-observation study of a corporate law firm. The central thesis proposed, in the light of case studies of the selling of shopping mall and the arranging of a bank loan, is that business lawyers are engaged in managing uncertainty for both their …

Common Issues Of Professional Responsibility, Thomas Ehrlich

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How Professionals (Including Legal Educators) "Treat" Their Clients, Edwin H. Greenebaum

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"Understanding...": Processing Information And Values In Clinical Work, Edwin H. Greenebaum

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Rethinking The Legal Profession's Approach To Collective Self-Improvement: Competence And The Consumer Perspective, Bryant G. Garth

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Client-Lawyer Confidentiality, William D. Popkin

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Legal Services For Poor People, Thomas Ehrlich

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Save The Legal Services Corporation, Thomas Ehrlich

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Charles H. Miller Lecture -- Lawyers And Their Public Responsibilities, Thomas Ehrlich

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Rationing Justice, Thomas Ehrlich

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Giving Low-Income Americans Minimum Access To Legal Services, Thomas Ehrlich

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With Justice For All (And Legal Services For Some), Thomas Ehrlich

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Book Review. Lawyers, Law Students And People By Thomas L. Shaffer And Robert S. Redmount, Gene R. Shreve

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Lawyers' Relationship To Their Work: The Importance Of Understanding Attorneys' Behavior, Edwin H. Greenebaum

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A Progress Report From The Legal Services Corporation, Thomas Ehrlich

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New Directions..., Thomas Ehrlich

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Organized Bar: Self-Serving Or Serving The Public?, Thomas Ehrlich

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Under this provocative title the Senate Subcommittee on Representation of Citizen Interests conducted a hearing at the American Bar Association midyear meeting in Houston on Februarv 3, 1974. John V. Tunnev, Democrat of California, presided, along with Charles McC. Mathias, Republican of Maryland. Appearing as witnesses were:

Chesterfield Smith, president of the American Bar Association:

Stuart L. Kadison of Los Angeles, chairman of the Association's Committee on Delivery of Legal Services;

Christopher Edley of New York City, chairman of the Association's Consortium on Legal Services;

John F. Sutton, professor of law at the University of Texas, reporter for the committee …

The Challenge Of The Critical Century, Elvis J. Stahr Jr.

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The Balance Sheet Of Law And Religion, Frank E. Horack Jr.

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Book Review. Lawyers And The Promotion Of Justice By Esther Lucille Brown, Fowler V. Harper

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