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The Settlement Problem In Public Interest Law, Susan Carle Jan 2018

The Settlement Problem In Public Interest Law, Susan Carle

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Public interest lawyers, of many types and political persuasions, play a vital role in pursuing '"public justice." For public interest (as for all) lawyers, settlement provides an important means of resolving cases. Yet a persisting ambivalence about case settlement in public interest law contributes to the difficulties public interest practitioners face in sustaining themselves in practice. Indeed, public interest lawyers identify case settlement as posing some of the most vexing legal ethics problems they routinely confront.

The trouble often stems from the fact that, in public interest law where clients do not pay for legal services, the economic incentives that …


Negotiator's Nook: The Ins And Outs Of Effective Negotiation, David Spratt Jan 2015

Negotiator's Nook: The Ins And Outs Of Effective Negotiation, David Spratt

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Why Punctuation Matters: Part Three, David Spratt Jan 2013

Why Punctuation Matters: Part Three, David Spratt

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Power As A Factor In Lawyers' Ethical Deliberation, Susan Carle Jan 2006

Power As A Factor In Lawyers' Ethical Deliberation, Susan Carle

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Lawyers' Duty To Do Justice: A New Look At The History Of The 1908 Canons, Susan Carle Jan 1999

Lawyers' Duty To Do Justice: A New Look At The History Of The 1908 Canons, Susan Carle

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Client-Centered Counseling: Reappraisal And Refinement, Robert Dinerstein Jan 1990

Client-Centered Counseling: Reappraisal And Refinement, Robert Dinerstein

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