Divorce Lawyers at Work Varieties of Professionalism in Practice

Name: Divorce Lawyers at Work Varieties of Professionalism in Practice
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ISBN: 9780195145151

ISBN-10: 0195145151

ISBN-13: 9780195145151

Edition: 2001

Authors: Lynn Mather, Craig A. McEwen, Richard J. Maiman

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The authors look at how divorce lawyers actually work to address the question of legal professionalism in practice. Through a detailed and systematic study of legal practice at the micro level, they show how lawyers create their own controls over work through their social relationships, formal and informal norms, common knowledge, and shared values. While much of the research on legal professionalism centers on the formal standards of the bar as reflected in codes of professionalresponsibility, Mather et al. show how the discretionary judgments that lawyers make, and the choices they face, are actually understood in relation to norms and standards of other lawyers with whom they interact or…

Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/13/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.09" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Lynn Mather is professor of law and political science at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York. She is coeditor of the Chicago Series in Law and Society and coauthor of several books, including Private Lawyers and the Public Interest.



Preface


Divorce Lawyers at Work



Debating Professionalism and Control over Lawyers' Work



The Many Faces of Professionalism in Divorce Practice



Communities of Practice



The Boundaries of Expertise



Maintaining Control over Clients



The Meaning of Advocacy



Serving Clients While Protecting the Bottom Line



Constructing Professional Meaning and Identity in the Practice of Divorce Law



From Professionalism to Collegial Control


Appendix: Studying Divorce Lawyers at Work


Notes


References


Index