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The Crisis Exposed By Pari Passu, Preston M. Torbert
The Crisis Exposed By Pari Passu, Preston M. Torbert
Hofstra Law Review
This article is one practitioner's reaction to Gulati and Scott's The Three and A Half Minute Transaction: Boilerplate and the Limits of Contract Design. It notes that current contract drafting practices, especially for sovereign debt instruments, create a crisis: that is, a danger and an opportunity. The danger is the offshoring of contract drafting. The opportunity is to substantially improve contract drafting by establishing in a law school a laboratory program for creative innovation in contract drafting. The article suggests issues that such a program could adddress: the implications of the canons of interpretation for drafting, the problem of …
Pro Bono Publico In A Parallel Universe: The Meaning Of Pro Bono In Solo And Small Law Firms, Leslie C. Levin
Pro Bono Publico In A Parallel Universe: The Meaning Of Pro Bono In Solo And Small Law Firms, Leslie C. Levin
Hofstra Law Review
This article looks at pro bono and "low bono" (reduced fee) work in the solo and small firm law firm context, compares it to the large firm experience, and considers the implications for access to justice in the U.S. It starts by describing the significant differences between pro bono as performed in large firms and in solo and small firms. It then describes the history and bar politics that led to ABA Model Rule 6.1, which reflects the elite (i.e., large law firm) views of pro bono, and seemingly devalues the pro bono work that solo and small firm lawyers …
Forgeddabout Conflicts - If Citibar Has Its Way, We Can Have Just One Big Law Firm, Lawrence J. Fox
Forgeddabout Conflicts - If Citibar Has Its Way, We Can Have Just One Big Law Firm, Lawrence J. Fox
Hofstra Law Review
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The New Law Firm Economy, Billable Hours, And Professional Responsibility, Douglas R. Richmond
The New Law Firm Economy, Billable Hours, And Professional Responsibility, Douglas R. Richmond
Hofstra Law Review
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Permitting The Sale Of A Law Practice: Furthering The Interests Of Both Attorneys And Their Clients, Gayle L. Coy
Permitting The Sale Of A Law Practice: Furthering The Interests Of Both Attorneys And Their Clients, Gayle L. Coy
Hofstra Law Review
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