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Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Laywer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Terra Strong, Peter Mercer
Mentor, Mercenary Or Melding: An Empirical Inquiry Into The Role Of The Laywer, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Terra Strong, Peter Mercer
Law Publications
This article examines the two models for the role of lawyers (the "counselor" approach and the "hired gun" approach) as espoused in legal literature. It then looks at the guidance given lawyers in Ontario, Canada, in choosing between the two roles in the Professional Conduct Handbook of The Law Society of Upper Canada. The Article then compares those models and the Law Society's directives concerning them, to the actual roles practiced by lawyers as members of the Ontario Bar. The purpose of this Article is to determine the way in which the roles adopted by practising lawyers compare to the …
The Practice Of Ethical Precepts: Dissecting Decision-Making Lawyers, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong
The Practice Of Ethical Precepts: Dissecting Decision-Making Lawyers, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Peter Mercer, Terra Strong
Law Publications
The article describes the context for a major piece of interdisciplinary research undertaken in Ontario, Canada investigating whether the nature of ethical behaviour was changing over time: whether professionalism or profit was driving the behaviour of lawyers. The project had both conceptual and philosophical aspects and an empirical investigation. Previous research on professional ethics is canvassed, including studies of medical ethics, and the particular problems associated with research about the legal profession are identified. The full methodology of the empirical aspect of the research is described and all methodological decisions are discussed and justified. Appendices contain all research instruments. The …
Control Of Community Information: An Analysis Of Roles, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Karen Pettigrew
Control Of Community Information: An Analysis Of Roles, Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Karen Pettigrew
Law Publications
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