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All That Glitters, Roger J. Miner '56
A Profession At Risk, Roger J. Miner '56
A Profession At Risk, Roger J. Miner '56
Lawyers and the Legal Profession
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Lawyer Advice And Client Autonomy: Mrs. Jones's Case, William H. Simon
Lawyer Advice And Client Autonomy: Mrs. Jones's Case, William H. Simon
Maryland Law Review
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United States V. Mcgoff: Can Lawyers Be Taught How To Read Statutes, Reed Dickerson
United States V. Mcgoff: Can Lawyers Be Taught How To Read Statutes, Reed Dickerson
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Doing Business: The Management Of Uncertainty In Lawyers' Work, John Flood
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 …