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How Law Firms Can Do Good While Doing Well (And The Answer Is Not Pro Bono), Russell Pearce
How Law Firms Can Do Good While Doing Well (And The Answer Is Not Pro Bono), Russell Pearce
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay looks at whether large law firm business lawyers can do good in today’s society. The author describes the change in the large law firm mentality since the 1960s – most specifically the shift to a focus centered solely on making money. The Article looks at the changes in the legal profession that facilitated this shift. The author proposes that instead of trying to separate making money and doing well, the legal profession should try to integrate the two. The Essay proposes specific suggestions to accomplish this goal, including the creation of a new Model Rule that would restore …
Profits And Professionalism, Deborah Rhode
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 …
The Evils Of “Elasticity”: Reflections On The Rhetoric Of Professionalism And The Part-Time Paradox In Large Firm Practice, Amelia J. Uelmen
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 …
Should We Mandate Doing Well By Doing Good?, Lawrence J. Fox
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.