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Outsourcing Self-Regulation, Marsha Griggs
Outsourcing Self-Regulation, Marsha Griggs
Washington and Lee Law Review
Answerable only to the courts that have the sole authority to grant or withhold the right to practice law, lawyers operate under a system of self-regulation. The self-regulated legal profession staunchly resists external interference from the legislative and administrative branches of government. Yet, with the same fervor that the legal profession defies non-judicial oversight, it has subordinated itself to the controlling influence of a private interest. By outsourcing the mechanisms that dictate admission to the bar, the legal profession has all but surrendered control of the most crucial component of its gatekeeping function to an unregulated industry that profits at …
European Communities – Legal Profession – Council Passes Directive Allowing Lawyers To Provide Services Across National Borders (Council Directive, March 22, 1977), David S. Gordon
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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“Doomed Social Engineering?” Ethics And Professionalism Related To Sexual Orientation: The Florida Experience, Robert W. Lee
“Doomed Social Engineering?” Ethics And Professionalism Related To Sexual Orientation: The Florida Experience, Robert W. Lee
Barry Law Review
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Federal Constraints On States’ Ability To License An Undocumented Immigrant To Practice Law , Adam Wright
Federal Constraints On States’ Ability To License An Undocumented Immigrant To Practice Law , Adam Wright
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
No court has decided whether an undocumented immigrant can be admitted to a state bar in a manner consistent with federal law. At the time of this writing, the issue is pending before the California Supreme Court. Federal law prohibits states from providing public benefits to undocumented immigrants. In its definition of a “public benefit,” 8 U.S.C. § 1621 includes any professional license “provided by an agency of a State . . . or by appropriated funds of a State . . . .” The law’s prohibitions, however, are not unqualified. The statute’s “savings clause” allows states to provide public …
The Sherman Act And Bar Admission Residence Requirements, Harvey Freedenberg
The Sherman Act And Bar Admission Residence Requirements, Harvey Freedenberg
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article will focus on the restrictive aspects of residence qualifications for admission to the state bar. Such restrictions are significant in three cases: initial admission to the bar, relocation by a foreign attorney, and multistate practice by an attorney admitted to the bar in another state. An attempt will be made to determine whether these requirements might be invalid under the Sherman Act and to analyze the case for their abolition. The commercial counterpart of professional entry restrictions has been termed "the very essence of monopoly,” and on this basis it is submitted that further freedom from antitrust scrutiny …
Student Eligibility For The Virginia Barexamination: An Observation Onthe Recent Amendment, Robert R. Huntley, Jr.
Student Eligibility For The Virginia Barexamination: An Observation Onthe Recent Amendment, Robert R. Huntley, Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Inherent Power Of The Courts In Regard To Admission And Disbarment Of Attorneys, J. Pelham Johnston
The Inherent Power Of The Courts In Regard To Admission And Disbarment Of Attorneys, J. Pelham Johnston
Kentucky Law Journal
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The Legal Aid Clinic And Admission To The Bar, John S. Bradway
The Legal Aid Clinic And Admission To The Bar, John S. Bradway
Kentucky Law Journal
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