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The Emergence Of "Law Consultants", Tanina Rostain Jan 2006

The Emergence Of "Law Consultants", Tanina Rostain

Fordham Law Review

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Large Law Firms And Their Role In The Educational Continuum Of Lawyers, Paula A. Patton Jan 2005

Large Law Firms And Their Role In The Educational Continuum Of Lawyers, Paula A. Patton

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article examines the ways in which large law firms have served as educators. Furthermore, the Author considers how law firm efforts as educators might be enhanced. The paper looks at the necessity for law firms to continue to educate their associates and the motivation for associate training. The author proposes that law firms must embrace comprehensive strategies that impart performance standards, benchmarks, and core competencies through experiential training.

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Legal Education After Law School: Lessons From Scotland And Englan, Clark D. Cunningham Jan 2005

Legal Education After Law School: Lessons From Scotland And Englan, Clark D. Cunningham

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article addresses the issue of the needed collaboration between law schools and law firms about legal education after law school. The author proposes pilot projects be launched to increase collaboration between legal academics and law firms in the provision of legal education after law school. The Article suggests that the programs emulate the close partnerships that exist between the legal academy and legal profession in England and Scotland. The Article acknowledges why the training of lawyers is different now than in the past. The author compares the American law firm training programs with the post school education that takes …

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Should We Mandate Doing Well By Doing Good?, Lawrence J. Fox Jan 2005

Should We Mandate Doing Well By Doing Good?, Lawrence J. Fox

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article looks at Pro Bono work at the top large law firms. The Author examines the pro bono commitment of America's most financially successful firms. The Article describes the contradiction between how the firms present themselves on pro bono work and what they actually accomplish. The Author believes the solution to this situation is mandatory pro bono. The Article proposes that the rules of professional conduct should require pro bono work.

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Professional Challenges In Large Firm Practice, Bruce A. Green Jan 2005

Professional Challenges In Large Firm Practice, Bruce A. Green

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This foreword introduces the idea of Professional Challenges in Large Law Firm practice. The author discusses the culture of large law firm life. This Foreword focused on two goals. First, the author offered an overview of the Stein Center Conference that inspired this issue under the same title as the foreword. Second, the author introduces the writings in this issue that came out of the conference. Overall, it offers an introduction of the nature of large law firm practice.

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Intimidation And The Culture Of Avoidance: Gender Issues And Mentoring In Law Firm Practice, Elizabeth K. Mcmanus Jan 2005

Intimidation And The Culture Of Avoidance: Gender Issues And Mentoring In Law Firm Practice, Elizabeth K. Mcmanus

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Essay looks at gender issues in law firm practice. The author tries to dispel the notion that just women are gaining equal access to the legal profession at the ground level does not mean that they are achieving similar entrée to the upper echelons of law firm practice. The author considers the factors that challenge women's progress at law firms. The article also looks at the mentoring issue with law firm work and how that affects this the same issue.

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Profits And Professionalism, Deborah Rhode Jan 2005

Profits And Professionalism, Deborah Rhode

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article looks at the financial effect of ethics work. The author examines to what effect and under what circumstances “ethics pays,” and what can be done to increase the rate of return. The article studies this issue in three different contexts. First, it looks at workplace cultures and professional values. The author tries to find how the legal professional can create more organizational structures in which adhering to principles serves prudential interests. The second context is pro bono work. Here, the author looks at the pro bono benefits to, the lawyer, and legal employer, as well as the costs …

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Court Of Justice Oversight Over The European Central Bank: Delimiting The Ecb's Constitutional Autonomy And Independence In The Olaf Judgment, Roger J. Goebel Jan 2005

Court Of Justice Oversight Over The European Central Bank: Delimiting The Ecb's Constitutional Autonomy And Independence In The Olaf Judgment, Roger J. Goebel

Fordham International Law Journal

An article devoted to the European Court of Justice's (“ECJ” or the “Court”) judicial review of the European Central Bank's (“ECB”) level of constitutional autonomy and independence may seem a bit arcane in a book dedicated to honor Advocate General Francis Jacobs upon his retirement from the Court. The topic is, however, eminently suitable, because it highlights his influence in a case remote from the many fields of law in which his impact has been so marked-- e.g., free movement of goods, competition law, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, free movement of services and establishment rights, human rights protection, …

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Religious Lawyering Critique, The Aals Presentations, Bruce A. Green Jan 2005

Religious Lawyering Critique, The Aals Presentations, Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

One might think about the relationship between law practice and religion in different ways, depending on how one views either the professional norms or religious belief and observance. Some of the most recent academic literature on "religious lawyering" is premised on a highly critical view of the profession's norms and a claim that religious convictions that bear on the practice of law are incompatible with, and preferable to, aspects of the professional norms. My purpose here is to identify, and raise some questions about, both this critique and this suggestion, and to show how they are in tension with other …

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Developing A Law/Business Collaboration Through Pace's Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill I. Gross, Ronald W. Filante Jan 2005

Developing A Law/Business Collaboration Through Pace's Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill I. Gross, Ronald W. Filante

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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Reconceptualizing Advocacy Ethics, Fred C. Zacharias, Bruce A. Green Jan 2005

Reconceptualizing Advocacy Ethics, Fred C. Zacharias, Bruce A. Green

Faculty Scholarship

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Religious Lawyering's Second Wave, Russell G. Pearce, Amelia J. Uelmen Jan 2005

Religious Lawyering's Second Wave, Russell G. Pearce, Amelia J. Uelmen

Faculty Scholarship

Since the mid-1990s, the "religious lawyering movement" has expanded dramatically, receiving greater attention within the academy and the bar. As the movement enters what we term its "second wave" of development, this essay begins with a look back to its "first wave" of path-breaking scholarship and its gradual shift toward more institutionalized structures and programs. It argues that the predominant characteristic of first-wave religious lawyering scholarship was to claim a space within the professional conversation for lawyers to bring religious values to bear on their work. The essay then predicts that in the second wave religious lawyering conversations and scholarship …

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The Billable Hours Derby: Empirical Data On The Problems And Pressure Point, Susan Saab Fortney Jan 2005

The Billable Hours Derby: Empirical Data On The Problems And Pressure Point, Susan Saab Fortney

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article addresses the frustration with billable hours in large law firms. The Author gathered empirical data to gauge the short and long-term effects of increases in billable hour expectations. An empirical study was conducted in 1999-2000 of associate satisfaction, law firm culture, and billing practices. The Article compares these findings to a 2005 NALP study on billable hours and a Work-Life split. The Article concludes by considering what forces and players will change the current course of conduct in which law firm leaders treat increases in billable hours expectations as a necessary evil. The studies show the costs and …

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The Evils Of “Elasticity”: Reflections On The Rhetoric Of Professionalism And The Part-Time Paradox In Large Firm Practice, Amelia J. Uelmen Jan 2005

The Evils Of “Elasticity”: Reflections On The Rhetoric Of Professionalism And The Part-Time Paradox In Large Firm Practice, Amelia J. Uelmen

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Essay is an examination of part-time arrangements at large law firms. The author sets out to start a conversation about professional life and identity in a large firm context.. Part I looks at the commercialization of large law firm practice and how that has created a “crisis” in legal practice. Part II compares the “tyranny of the billable hours” with the dedication to “client service.” The author considers part time work with both of these elements. Part III confronts the cultural obstacles to part-time work. Here, the author acknowledges that even the analysis is accepted there are still cultural …

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Critical Analysis Of The International Court Of Justice Ruling On Israel's Security Barrier, Michael J. Kelly Jan 2005

Critical Analysis Of The International Court Of Justice Ruling On Israel's Security Barrier, Michael J. Kelly

Fordham International Law Journal

On July 9, 2004, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) handed down an Advisory Opinion concerning the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. In producing the Opinion, the Court traversed issues concerning its jurisdiction to deal with the request, the applicable law, the adherence by Israel to that law, the right of self-defense and the consequences of its findings of unlawfulness. It is well known that the long running issue of Israeli and Palestinian reconciliation is a politically heated one and the work of the ICJ has not been immune from the effects …

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Representing Children In Families, Bruce A. Green, Annette R. Appell Jan 2005

Representing Children In Families, Bruce A. Green, Annette R. Appell

Faculty Scholarship

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Law, Lawyers, And Labor: The United Farm Workers' Legal Strategy In The 1960s And 1970s And The Role Of Law In Union Organizing Today , Jennifer Gordon Jan 2005

Law, Lawyers, And Labor: The United Farm Workers' Legal Strategy In The 1960s And 1970s And The Role Of Law In Union Organizing Today , Jennifer Gordon

Faculty Scholarship

What does law offer labor? It depends. The specifics of the law in question are critical, as are the make-up and funding of the agency that is charged with implementing it and the economic strength, political clout, and strategic creativity of the unions and employers that it governs. Today's discussions of the NLRA from the union perspective are tinged with desperation about what law does for and to organizing-a desperation that is born of labor's sense that it has lost too many important battles before the NLRB and the courts over the interpretation of the NLRA. In despair, however, workers …

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White Lawyering: Rethinking Race, Lawyer Identity, And Rule Of Law, Russell G. Pearce Jan 2005

White Lawyering: Rethinking Race, Lawyer Identity, And Rule Of Law, Russell G. Pearce

Fordham Law Review

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A View From The Bench: Why Judges Fail To Protect Trust And Confidence In The Lawyer-Client Relationship—An Analysis And Proposal For Reform, Lindsay R. Goldstein Jan 2005

A View From The Bench: Why Judges Fail To Protect Trust And Confidence In The Lawyer-Client Relationship—An Analysis And Proposal For Reform, Lindsay R. Goldstein

Fordham Law Review

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The Discrete Roles Of General Counsel, Deborah A. Demott Jan 2005

The Discrete Roles Of General Counsel, Deborah A. Demott

Fordham Law Review

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Occupation Code 541110: Lawyers, Self Regulation, And The Idea Of A Profession, Jonathan Macey Jan 2005

Occupation Code 541110: Lawyers, Self Regulation, And The Idea Of A Profession, Jonathan Macey

Fordham Law Review

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The Banality Of Fraud: Re-Situating The Inside Counsel As Gatekeeper, Sung Hui Kim Jan 2005

The Banality Of Fraud: Re-Situating The Inside Counsel As Gatekeeper, Sung Hui Kim

Fordham Law Review

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From Club To Market: The Evolving Role Of Business Lawyers, Geoffrey Miller Jan 2005

From Club To Market: The Evolving Role Of Business Lawyers, Geoffrey Miller

Fordham Law Review

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Fordham Lawyer, Vol. 7 No. 2 - Fall 2004, Fordham Law School Sep 2004

Fordham Lawyer, Vol. 7 No. 2 - Fall 2004, Fordham Law School

Fordham Lawyer

Fordham Lawyer magazine was first published in 1988 and continued through 2004. It returned in 2011 under Dean Michael M. Martin. The magazine shines a spotlight on faculty research, the Law School community, and the accomplishments of our alumni. No issues were published between 2004 and 2011.

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Housing Gideon: The Right To Counsel In Eviction Cases , Rachel Kleinman Jan 2004

Housing Gideon: The Right To Counsel In Eviction Cases , Rachel Kleinman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

While the legal system recognizes an indigent’s constitutional right to counsel in a criminal trial the same is not true with respect to civil cases. This Comment examines this legal reality by focusing specifically on an indigent’s inability to gain access to counsel within the confines of eviction proceedings. The author lays out the arguments for both those who favor recognizing an indigent’s right to counsel in eviction proceedings and those opposed to recognizing that right. Ultimately, absent an indigent’s access to counsel in these civil cases, their ability to have any sort of meaningful access to justice is seriously …

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Pro Bono In Times Of Crisis: Looking Forward By Looking Back, Deborah Rhode Jan 2004

Pro Bono In Times Of Crisis: Looking Forward By Looking Back, Deborah Rhode

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Thousands of lawyers donated their time in response to the crisis of 9/11, but many did not. A remaining challenge is to ensure that the vast majority of the legal profession views public service as an essential professional responsibility. This essay examines previous studies on the pro bono contributions of those in the legal profession and how the findings of those studies show what motivations and sustains lawyers' public service. Specifically, this essay examines pro bono legal assistance in response to the 9/11 crisis. The author explains that it is essential to give law students a sense of obligation in …

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U.S.-Style Law School ("Law School") System In Korea: Mistake Or Accomplishment?, Hoyoon Nam Jan 2004

U.S.-Style Law School ("Law School") System In Korea: Mistake Or Accomplishment?, Hoyoon Nam

Fordham International Law Journal

This Note will examine Korea's efforts to transform its legal education system. Part I will explain the particularities of the legal profession in Korea and its current legal education system. Part II will discuss the proposed plan for the implementation of the Law School system in Korea and the arguments by the opposition with a brief comparison to Japan's efforts to reform its legal education system. Part III will then address the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed plan.

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Dedication To Professor Valentine Korah, Roger J. Goebel Jan 2004

Dedication To Professor Valentine Korah, Roger J. Goebel

Fordham International Law Journal

This is a tribute (dedication) to Professor Korah for being a a leading academic in European Community competition law, together with the related fields of U.K. competition law and comparative/international antitrust.

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E-Discovery Under State Court Rules And United States District Court Rules , Jerry W. Cavaneau, Mary Sue Henifin, John J. Hughes, Stephen D. Susman Jan 2004

E-Discovery Under State Court Rules And United States District Court Rules , Jerry W. Cavaneau, Mary Sue Henifin, John J. Hughes, Stephen D. Susman

Fordham Law Review

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Against Lawyer Retaining Liens, John Leubsdorf Jan 2004

Against Lawyer Retaining Liens, John Leubsdorf

Fordham Law Review

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