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The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Foreword, Bruce A. Green Jan 2009

The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Foreword, Bruce A. Green

Fordham Law Review

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The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Promoting The Rule Of Law, Lawyering Loyalties: Speech Rights And Duties Within Twenty-First-Century New Governance, Orly Lobel Jan 2009

The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Promoting The Rule Of Law, Lawyering Loyalties: Speech Rights And Duties Within Twenty-First-Century New Governance, Orly Lobel

Fordham Law Review

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The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Promoting Social Change And Political Values, The Lawyer As Catalyst Of Social Change, James E. Moliterno Jan 2009

The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Promoting Social Change And Political Values, The Lawyer As Catalyst Of Social Change, James E. Moliterno

Fordham Law Review

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The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Tensions Between Various Conceptions Of The Lawyer's Role, Lawyering At The Extremes: The Representation Of Tom Mooney, 1916-1939, Rebecca Roiphe Jan 2009

The Lawyer's Role In A Contemporary Democracy, Tensions Between Various Conceptions Of The Lawyer's Role, Lawyering At The Extremes: The Representation Of Tom Mooney, 1916-1939, Rebecca Roiphe

Fordham Law Review

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Professional Malpractice In A World Of Amateurs, Thomas D. Morgan Jan 2009

Professional Malpractice In A World Of Amateurs, Thomas D. Morgan

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

An increasing number of tasks once reserved to lawyers are now being performed by non-lawyers. That reality seems likely to continue. The question then becomes against what standard of performance such “amateur” practice should be assessed. One answer might be that a non-lawyer should be guilty of malpractice if the work is performed below the level of quality to which a lawyer would be held. This paper argues that the work should instead be judged against the standard of performance the non-lawyer purported to be able to deliver.