Regulation of the Legal Profession: The Essentials

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Author: Stephen Gillers

ISBN-10: 0735577382

ISBN-13: 9780735577381

Category: Lawyers & the Legal Profession

Offering big-picture perspective on Professional Responsibility, this brief introduction illuminates essential concepts with Stephen Gillers’ characteristic expertise and clarity.\ An ideal companion alongside any Professional Responsibility casebook, Regulation of the Legal Profession: The Essentials, features:\ \ author Stephen Gillers, a leader in the field of Professional Responsibility\ straightforward and engaging writing\ a free-standing chapter structure that offers flexibility and...

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Offering big-picture perspective on Professional Responsibility, this brief introduction illuminates essential concepts with Stephen Gillers' characteristic expertise and clarity. An ideal companion alongside any Professional Responsibility casebook,

Briefly, By Way of Introduction... 1: What Are Legal Ethics? PART I: THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP 2. What Lawyers Owe Clients: An Introduction 3. What Lawyers Owe Clients: Competence 4. What Lawyers Owe Clients: Confidentiality 5. Privilege and Confidentiality for Organizational Clients 6. What Lawyers Owe Clients: Other Attributes of the Attorney-Client Relationship 7. How the Law Protects the Attorney-Client Relationship 8. Lawyers and Money PART II: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 9. Conflicts of Interest: An Introduction 10. Current Client Conflicts 11. Special Current Client Conflict Rules 12. Former Client Conflicts 13. Imputation of Conflicts 14. Lawyers in Government 15. Consents to Conflict PART III: RULES FOR TRIAL LAWYERS 16. Ethics in Advocacy 17. Special Rules for Real Evidence 18. The “No-Comment” Rule PART IV: OTHER SPECIAL RULES AND RELATIONSHIPS 19. Transactional Lawyers 20. Lawyers for Organizations 21. Virtual (or Vicarious) Clients 22. Judges PART V: QUALITY ASSURANCE 23. Admission to the Bar 24. Lawyer Liability 25. Discipline 26. Restrictions on Advertising and Solicitation