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The Lawyer In The Interviewing And Counselling Process, By Andrew S. Watson, Margaret C. Attridge

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Improving On The Contingent Fee, Kevin M. Clermont, John D. Currivan

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Two basic fees--contingent and hourly--dominate the variety of fees that lawyers charge clients for pursuing damage claims. Each of these two types has its advantages; each is plagued with substantial disadvantages. This Article proposes a new type of fee, one that preserves the respective advantages of the two present fees while minimizing their distinct disadvantages.

In essence, the proposed fee calls for the payment, on a contingent basis, of an amount computed by adding one component tied to hours worked and another component linked to amount recovered. The preferability and feasibility of this proposed fee argue for the abolishment, or …

Volume 1, Issue 3 (March/April 1978)

Transcript

No abstract provided.

Special Committee On The Evaluation Of Professional Standards Journal 02/1978: February 24-25, 1978, American Bar Association

American Bar Association Historical Documents on Ethics

Transcript of the February 24-25, 1978 meeting held in Washington, D.C.

Expansion Required For I.U. Law School, New Dean Says

Sheldon Plager (1977-1984)

No abstract provided.

Class Of 1978 Fifteen Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This report summarizes the findings of a questionnaire sent to University of Michigan Law School alumni fifteen years after graduation.

Class Of 1978 Fifteen Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This addendum is a compilation of alumni responses to the open-ended comments sections.

Class Of 1978 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This report summarizes the findings of a questionnaire sent to University of Michigan Law School alumni five years after graduation.

Class Of 1978 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School

UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports

This addendum is a compilation of alumni responses to the open-ended comments sections.

The Review Of The College Of Law Alumni Association, Winter 1978, University Of Kentucky College Of Law

Annual Magazines

No abstract provided.

If We Don't Take Care Of Young Lawyers, Who Will?, Gary A. Munneke

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

There are now more than 450,000 lawyers in this country, almost double the number of 20 years ago. The American Association of Law Schools estimates that the number of law student graduates averages about 34,000 a year. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor projects that there will be 26,400 new legal jobs each year until 1985. If law school enrollments stay at their current level, that would mean about 8,000 graduates each year would not be able to find a law-related job.

The Federal Rules Of Evidence And The Quality Of Practice In Federal Courts, Stephen A. Saltzburg

Cleveland State Law Review

One point that I shall endeavor to make today is that the Federal Rules of Evidence offer an opportunity for dramatic improvement in federal trial court practice. In the hands of the most experienced practitioner or the novice litigator just weaned from law school, the evidence rules offer a promise of even-handed justice that has heretofore been unavailable. Used properly, the Federal Rules of Evidence hold out a promise that trials might be less costly to litigants in terms of out-of-pocket expenditures, that the societal costs associated with erroneous decisions by trial judges might be reduced, and that federal litigants' …

The Immunity Of Public Defenders Under Section 1983, Ellen Keller

Cleveland State Law Review

The Circuit Courts of Appeals that have considered the question of a public defender's liability issue have all held public defenders or court-appointed counsel immune from personal liability for actions taken in the course of representing their clients. This note will examine the ways in which the courts have disposed of these cases, discuss factors that have inclined federal courts to grant immunity to public defenders under section 1983, and weigh the advisability of personal liability for malpractice of those who defend indigent defendants in criminal trials.

Vol. 10, No. 1; Winter 1978

Bill of Particulars

No abstract provided.

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

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Altruism And Professionalism: Boston And The Rise Of Organized Legal Aid, 1900-1925, Part I, Michael Grossberg

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

The Market For Legal Services: Paraprofessionals And Specialists, Selma Colvin, David Stager, Larry Taman, Janet Yale, Frederick H. Zemans

All Papers

This is a working paper prepared for The Professional Organizations Committee.

Prepaid Legal Services: A New Frontier, Joseph R. Winston

University of Richmond Law Review

During its 1978 regular session, the Virginia General Assembly continued its efforts to regulate prepaid legal services. Enacted was a bill designed to regulate certain legal services plans not covered by Virginia or federal statute.

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

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

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

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Access To State Bar Examinations For Foreign-Trained Law School Graduates, Douglass Boshkoff

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Altruism And Professionalism: Boston And The Rise Of Organized Legal Aid, 1900-1925, Part Ii, Michael Grossberg

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The Boston Legal Aid Society was founded in 1900. In the years after 1910, led by General Counsel Reginald Heber Smith, the Society assumed leadership of the fledgling movement to offer legal services to the urban poor. Under its influence the first organized attack on the legal problems of the impoverished was launched. The effort had its origins in the social and professional crises that beset turn of the century American cities and lawyers. As described in the first installment of this article, the major difficulty facing the movement during this generative era was how to balance the conflicting demands …

Special Committee On The Evaluation Of Professional Standards Journal, December 16-17, 1977, American Bar Association

American Bar Association Historical Documents on Ethics

Transcript of the December 16-17, 1977 meeting held in New York, NY.

Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 1977/January 1978)

Transcript

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Ted Finman

Vanderbilt Law Review

Verdicts on Lawyers consists of twenty-three essays written by twenty-five authors,' most of them attorneys. The purpose of this compilation is to promote reform by (1) noting and describing deficiencies in the behavior of lawyers, in the structure and organization of the legal profession, and in rules and mechanisms that affect the distribution of legal services to poor and middle-class clienteles and (2) prescribing remedies for the problems noted.

Bridging The Gap: Legal Education And Lawyer Competency, E. Gordon Gee, Donald W. Jackson

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Review Of The College Of Law Alumni Association, Fall 1977, University Of Kentucky College Of Law

Annual Magazines

No abstract provided.

Special Committee On The Evaluation Of Professional Standards Journal, September 29-October 1, 1977, American Bar Association

American Bar Association Historical Documents on Ethics

Transcript of the September 29 - October 1, 1977 meeting held in Aspen, CO.

Law School Needs More Faculty, Space, John Fancher

Sheldon Plager (1977-1984)

No abstract provided.

Lawyers, Clients, And Communication Skill, Allen E. Smith, Patrick Nester

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.