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In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow May 2013

In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

This article focuses on three current professionalism challenges in the U.S. legal profession: (i) the problem of neglect, poor client communication, and poor management of client funds; (ii) the need to improve the ethical infrastructures in practice settings to enhance both routine practice and ethical decision-making when lawyers confront ethical challenges; and (iii) the challenge of providing legal services to the poor and working class. For each, it turns out that improving adherence to core values requires not just training lawyers to internalize a model of professionalism, and a continuing commitment to self-regulation in some form, but also implementing improved …


Interactive Teaching Methods Workshop, Judith Mcmorrow Mar 2013

Interactive Teaching Methods Workshop, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

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Teaching Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow Mar 2013

Teaching Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

Both legal education and the legal services sector is growing rapidly in China, putting increasing need on exploring the role of legal ethics education in this process. This ABA Rule of Law sponsored conference at China University of Political Science and Law drew together leaders on legal ethics education to explore ways to better understand and improve the teaching and scholarship in this field.