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Proposed Legislation Concerning A Lawyer’S Duty Of Confidentiality, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Representing In-Between: Law, Anthropology, And The Rhetoric Of Interdisciplinarity, Annelise Riles

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article considers how lawyers and nonlawyers discuss the contribution of interdisciplinary scholarship to the law as a means of rethinking the relationship between these differences. The article first examines the arguments of the nineteenth-century lawyer Henry Maine and of the twentieth-century anthropologist Edmund Leach on the subject, and notes the difference between Maine's emphasis on "movement" from one theoretical discovery to another and Leach's emphasis on creating relationships between disciplines by exploiting a "space in between" the two. Then, turning to contemporary scholarship in legal anthropology, "Law and Society," and the sociology of law, the article critiques the rigid …

Delivery Of Legal Services To Ordinary Americans, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Legal Ethics And The Restatement Process -- The Sometimes-Uncomfortable Fit, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Parts And Wholes: The Integrity Of The Model Rules, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

As important as is each of its parts, the 1983 Model Rules of Professional Conduct was, of course, meant to function as a whole. At the very least, the parts were presumably intended to work well with one another, sketching a regulatory apparatus that would guide both lawyers subject to it and courts and regulators administering it in a coherent and consistent manner. To a large extent the Model Rules made significant headway in this respect, continuing the movement toward more explicit and articulated regulation of the profession begun by their predecessor, the Model Code of Professional Responsibility.

Yet, …

The U.S. Law Of Client Confidentiality: Framework For An International Perspective, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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State Ethics Rules And Federal Prosecutors: The Controversies Over The Anti-Contact And Subpoena Rules, Roger C. Cramton, Lisa K. Udell

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Mandatory Pro Bono, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Should lawyers be required to devote a portion of their time or money to public service activities? This issue, commonly referred to as "mandatory pro bono," is much discussed these days. The purpose of this article is to illuminate the policychoices before the profession by surveying the arguments for and against mandatory pro bono.

The Future Of Law Librarians In Changing Institutions, Or The Hazards And Opportunities Of New Information Technology, Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

It is uncontroverted that a major technological shift in the delivery of legal information is well underway. What will be the effects of these changes on law librarians and, more importantly, what opportunities will the changes create? Professor Martin suggests several opportunities stemming from the distinctive competencies of law librarians.

Maury Roberts: Man, Editor, Teacher, Stephen W. Yale-Loehr

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Remarks made at the American Immigration Law Foundation dinner in honor of Maurice A. Roberts in Seattle, Washington on June 7, 1990.

The Lawyer As Whistleblower: Confidentiality And The Government Lawyer, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Lawyer Turf And Lawyer Regulation -- The Role Of The Inherent-Powers Doctrine, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Moving Into Management From Within, Claire M. Germain

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

In law libraries as in other organizations, employees are promoted into management positions within the existing staff. Ms. Germain discusses models for internal career advancement and provides practical advice for newly promoted managers.

The Changing Legal Profession, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Lawyer’S Professional Independence: Memories, Aspirations, And Realities, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Single Firm Conduct, George A. Hay

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

My assignment is to discuss likely future developments involving single firm conduct. I will first discuss general trends and then move on to discuss some specific areas of the law. At the outset, however, I should remind the reader that what follows are predictions, not endorsements.

Tribute To Professor Robert Liberman, Robert B. Kent

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Concept Of A Restatement Of The Law Governing Lawyers, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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"The Most Remarkable Institution": The American Law Review, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Ethical Dilemmas Facing Today's Lawyer, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Trouble With Lawyers (And Law Schools), Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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A Look At How The Accreditation Committee Works: Complex Issues Come Before Committee, Jane L. Hammond

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Fuller On Legal Education, Robert S. Summers

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Second Set Of Players: Lawyers, Fee Shifting, And The Limits Of Professional Discipline, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Why Legal Services For The Poor?, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Developments, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The world of legal education---over 180 law schools, 6,000 law teachers, and 125,000 law students--is a large and varied one. The purpose of this department is to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas concerning noteworthy experiments, innovations, and developments in program, curriculum, teaching, scholarship, administration, and the like. Contributions from readers are invited. Those of a longer nature may be published as authored pieces; others will be summarized by the Editor in this space.

Developments, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The world of legal education--over 180 law schools, 6,000 law teachers, and 125,000 law students--is a large and varied one. The purpose of this department is to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas concerning noteworthy experiments, innovations, and developments in program, curriculum, teaching, scholarship, administration, and the like. Contributions from readers are invited. Those of a longer nature may be published as authored pieces; others will be summarized by the Editor in this space.

Crisis In Legal Services For The Poor, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Lawyer Competence And The Law Schools, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Client Perjury: The Kutak Commission And The Association Of Trial Lawyers On Lawyers, Lying Clients, And The Adversary System, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.