Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law

4. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4548-6304-5
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 1008 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1411 g

Reihe: Aspen Casebook Series

Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, Fourth Edition is a problem-based casebook with a contemporary and thoughtful approach to challenging ethical dilemmas, encouraging deep analysis and lively class discussion.Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition presents: - Recent changes to the Model Rules and other new developments in the law governing lawyers, and numerous new examples of recent cases of lawyer misconduct
- Six new problems on conflicts of interest, a criminal defense lawyer s duty to investigate, prosecutorial investigations, and relationships between lawyers and judges
- Up-to-date discussions of how the Internet is affecting law practice, including the use of e-mail, social media, blogging, and raising capital for law firms by crowdfunding
- Expanded coverage of the post-recession changes in the legal profession
- Discussion of the implications for confidentiality of employer monitoring of employees, government monitoring of electronic communications, and hacking of law firm computer systems
- Deeper coverage of ethical issues for prosecutors
- Lerman/Schrag/Gupta Model Rules supplement includes 115 practice questions and detailed answers to help students prepare for the MPRE, and a selection of provisions from the state ethics codes that diverge from the Model Rules for comparative analysis

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schrag Lisa G. Lerman, Philip G.

Schrag, Philip G.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik