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Lawyers, Clients And Sex: Breaking The Silence On The Ethical And Liability Issues, Caroline Forell
Lawyers, Clients And Sex: Breaking The Silence On The Ethical And Liability Issues, Caroline Forell
Golden Gate University Law Review
This paper examines the existing case law concerning attorney-client sexual relationships and the current ethical rules which may be implicated. Because of the inadequacies in the present system, and the serious harm caused to both women clients and the Bar by these inadequacies, I propose changes in how lawyers regulate themselves and how others are compensated for lawyer's sexual misconduct.
Toward A New Ethical Standard Regulating The Private Practice Of Former Government Lawyers, Barbara G. Mance
Toward A New Ethical Standard Regulating The Private Practice Of Former Government Lawyers, Barbara G. Mance
Golden Gate University Law Review
This comment advocates the elimination of the "appearance of impropriety" as a legal and ethical standard governing the disqualification of former government lawyers and urges the ABA to adopt Rule LIP of the proposed Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Model Rule 1.11, Successive Government and Private Employment, provides a comprehensible, precise ethical rule regulating the post-government practice of lawyers in conformity with federal statute and regulation.
Shadow Lawyering: Nonlawyer Practice Within Law Firms, Paul R. Tremblay
Shadow Lawyering: Nonlawyer Practice Within Law Firms, Paul R. Tremblay
Indiana Law Journal
Lawyers commonly associate with nonlawyers to assist in their performance of lawyering tasks. A lawyer cannot know with confidence, though, whether the delegation of some tasks to a nonlawyer colleague might result in her assisting in the unauthorized practice of law, because the state of the law and the commentary about nonlawyer practice is so confused and incoherent. Some respected authority within the profession tells the lawyer that she may only delegate preparatory matters and must prohibit the nonlawyer from discussing legal matters with clients, or negotiating on behalf of clients. Other authority suggests that the lawyer may delegate a …