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Responding To The Value Imperative: Learning To Create Value In The Resolution Of Disputes, Kenneth Margolis
Responding To The Value Imperative: Learning To Create Value In The Resolution Of Disputes, Kenneth Margolis
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This article discusses another topic for clinical teachers to consider adding to their teaching agendas. In this paper, I identify the "value imperative" implicit in the attorney-client relationship and suggest that a perception by the client of high value in the relationship is necessary for its success. Briefly, I describe value in legal services as the client's perception of the ratio of benefits received from legal representation to the sacrifices necessary to obtain those benefits. The more the ratio favors benefits over sacrifices, the greater the value perceived by the client. I present a model describing value in legal services …