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The Professionalization Of Ethics, Margaret Raymond
The Professionalization Of Ethics, Margaret Raymond
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article looks at the importance of teaching law graduates to be ethical lawyers. The author hypothesizes that the current versions of the ethical rules and the structure of law firms have the potential to encourage the professionalization of ethics rather than connecting all practitioners to the values of professional responsibility. This Article sets out the factors that contribute to the increased professionalization of professional responsibility in large law firms. These factors are the need for lawyers to always be accessible, the pressure to specialize in a specific field, and the complexity of the ethics rules as written. The author …
The Nirvana Fallacy In Law Firm Regulation Debate, Elizabeth Chambliss
The Nirvana Fallacy In Law Firm Regulation Debate, Elizabeth Chambliss
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article addresses self-regulation in the legal industry. Lawyers have traditionally resisted the benefits of bureaucratic management. This Article highlights that many lawyers fear that centralized management controls with regard to regulation will undermine individual accountability. This article does not agree with that sentiment. This article uses data to suggest that centralized management, i.e. specialists in charge, may significantly improve individual accountability and compliance with professional rules. This article really reviews what it feels like are misconstrued assumptions about regulation at law firms. This Article argues that the nostalgia for an idealized collegial form has prevented legal scholars and regulators …
The Irs's Application Of Arbitrage Provisions: Overregulation Of Municipal Finance, Carol L. Gruendel
The Irs's Application Of Arbitrage Provisions: Overregulation Of Municipal Finance, Carol L. Gruendel
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The federal tax exemption afforded to municipal bonds makes them a desirable investment, but the tax exemption is a costly preference in the federal tax system, that has caused a loss of $9.4 billion in federal revenues in the fiscal year of 1981. Legislation has been enacted to regulate the use of the tax exemption for municipal bonds when their issuers engage in arbitrage practices. Arbitrage bonds are defined under Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code as municipal securities which are issued for the purpose of investing the majority of the proceeds in higher yielding securities, or to replace …
New Judicial Approaches To Maintaining Housing Quality In The Cities, Eugenia K. Manning
New Judicial Approaches To Maintaining Housing Quality In The Cities, Eugenia K. Manning
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Virtually every member of the urban community is a party to a landlord-tenant relationship. As the general tenor of urban life in America changes, so must the laws which govern the urban dweller. For years the doctrine of caveat emptor prevented the tenant from forcing the landlord to make necessary repairs or to retain the leased premises in a habitable condition. The doctrine of constructive eviction afforded him little relief; and housing and sanitation codes, while achieving a measure of success, were generally ineffective. Only when conditions because unbearable did the law protect him. Increasingly, however, the trend has been …
Taming The Technological Tygerthe Regulation Of The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear Power Plants -A Survey Of Some Controversial Issues--Part One, Joyce P. Davis
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article reviews the significance placed on environmental factors in nuclear plant licensing during -the 1960s, first considering the effect of recent legislation and the status of current controversies, and then briefly discussing proposals for legislation and developments that can be expected in the near future.
Comment: An Analysis Of The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Comment: An Analysis Of The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This comment will examine the Fair Credit Reporting Act and discuss the significance of the more important provisions.
Taming The Technological Tygerthe Regulation Of The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear Power Plants -A Survey Of Some Controversial Issues--Part Two, Joyce P. Davis
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article reviews the significance placed on environmental factors in nuclear plant licensing during -the 1960s, first considering the effect of recent legislation and the status of current controversies, and then briefly discussing proposals for legislation and developments that can be expected in the near future.