Something to believe in : politics, professionalism, and cause lawyering / Stuart A. Scheingold and Austin Sarat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheingold, Stuart A.

Contributor:

Sarat, Austin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public interest law--United States.

Public interest law.

Practice of law--Political aspects.

Practice of law.

United States.

Practice of law--Political aspects--United States.

Practice of law--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Practice of law--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law and Politics, 2004.

Summary:

" This superb new book . . . is a rich synthesis of several decades of research on cause lawyers and cause lawyering. . . . [It] is a must-read for all scholars and students interested in cause lawyers and the intersection between law and politics in the U.S." - The Law and Politics Book Review " Scheingold and Sarat have produced an excellent synthesis of the existing research on cause lawyers and lawyering. They have done us all a great service in writing this new book." - Law and Politics Book Review

Contents:

Cause lawyering and conventional lawyering : professional and political perspectives

Cause lawyering, civic professionalism, and the organized legal profession : a brief history

Beating the odds : cause lawyering and legal education

Careers in cause lawyering : risks and rewards

Cause lawyers and liberal democracy : on the possibilities of democratic advocacy

Conclusion: cause lawyering in comparative and global perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-167) and index.

ISBN:

0804749477

OCLC:

54931581