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Ethical Implications Of Intellectual Property In Africa, Dick Kawooya

Faculty Publications

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The Professionalization Of Law Firm In-House Counsel, Elizabeth Chambliss

Faculty Publications

This Article examines the structural evolution of the "firm counsel" position from a volunteer, part-time position filled by an existing partner to a specialized, often full-time position increasingly filled by career in-house counsel. Based on focus groups and interviews with firm counsel, as well as participant observation at meetings and conferences aimed at firm counsel, I examine how the professionalization of the firm counsel position affects: (1) the definition of the firm as the client; (2) the authority of firm counsel with partners; and (3) firm counsels' professional commitments and attitudes about ethical rules. I find that, from a regulatory …

The Nirvana Fallacy In Law Firm Regulation Debate, Elizabeth Chambliss

Faculty Publications

Most commentators would agree that large law firms have outgrown collegial management and self-regulation. Yet lawyers generally have been slow to recognize the benefits of bureaucratic management, and traditionally have resisted and lamented the move toward more bureaucratic forms. Many lawyers view the infrastructure of bureaucratic management - that is, formal policies and procedures and specialized managerial personnel - as necessarily undermining professional ethics and individual accountability within firms.

This article questions the empirical basis for such concerns. I argue that the fear that centralized management controls will undermine individual accountability rests on an implicit comparison to a nostalgic, collegial …

The Ethics Of Using Judges To Conceal Wrongdoing, John P. Freeman

Faculty Publications

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Promoting Effective Ethical Infrastructure In Large Law Firms: A Call For Research And Reporting, Elizabeth Chambliss, David B. Wilkins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.