The vanishing American lawyer / Thomas D. Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Thomas D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawyers--United States.

Lawyers.

Practice of law--United States.

Practice of law.

Law--Study and teaching--United States.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Vanishing American Lawyer, Thomas Morgan discusses the uncertain future of the legal profession. While the world needs people who understand the institutions which create laws and how to access those institutions' works, lawyers no longer constitute a profession that is uniquely qualified to advise clients on a broad range of distinctly legal questions. Professor Morgan warns that attorneys may commit occupational suicide if they fail to see and adapt to new market needs and expectations.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""CHAPTER 1. THE UNSETTLED WORLD OF AMERICAN LAWYERS""; ""A. Pervasive Lawyer Anxiety""; ""B. What Is a Lawyer?""; ""C. Why Lawyers Anxiety May Be Intensifying""; ""D. Putting Some of the Concerns Into Perspective""; ""E. Why Should Lawyers Anxiety Interest Us?""; ""CHAPTER 2. AMERICAN LAWYERS ARE NOT PART OF A PROFESSION""; ""A. The Problematic Emphasis on Law as a Profession""; ""B. Two Appropriate Uses of the Term Professional""; ""C. The Mistake of Transforming Professionals Into a Profession""

""D. Could the World Get Along Without a Legal Profession?"" ""E. Some Perspective on Lawyers as a Profession The English Legal Tradition""; ""F. The Early Days in America and the Rejection of English Law and Lawyering""; ""G. The American Bar Association and the Renewed Rhetoric that Law Is a Profession""; ""H. The Significance of the Survey of the Legal Profession""; ""I. What Makes the Professionalism Ideal Survive?""; ""1. Confidentiality of Client Information""; ""2. Committed Advocacy on a Client's Behalf""; ""3. Preservation of the Rule of Law and Independence From Clients""

""4. Making Legal Services Widely Available"" ""J. Law in America Is Not a Profession And That's a Good Thing""; ""CHAPTER 3. THE TRANSFORMATION OF LAW PRACTICE SINCE THE 1970's""; ""A. Judicial Abrogation of Lawyer Standards""; ""B. The Dramatic Growth in the Number of Lawyers""; ""C. The Impact of Globalization on Lawyers and Law Practice""; ""D. Modern Information Technology and the Transformation of Lawyers Work""; ""E. The Growth of Law Firms as Premier Practice Organizations""; ""1. How Lawyers Charge for Their Services""; ""2. The Matter of Leverage""

""3. The Law Firm as a Tournament"" ""F. Transformation of the Hemispheres of the Bar""; ""G. Transformation of the Relative Power of In-House and Outside Counsel""; ""H. The Diminished Significance of Licensing""; ""CHAPTER 4. HOW AMERICAN LAWYERS AND FIRMS SHOULD ADDRESS THE NEW REALITIES""; ""A. The Future Course of an Individual Lawyer's Career""; ""1. Lawyers Offering Basic Services for Individual Clients""; ""2. Contested Disputes Requiring Resolution""; ""3. Lawyers for Corporate and Other Organizational Clients""; ""4. Lives Individual Lawyers Are Likely to Lead""

""B. Private Firms Are Likely to Be as Important as Ever""""1. Firms Help Lawyers Diversify Risk""; ""2. Firms Help Achieve Economies of Scope, i.e., the Ability to Work on Projects""; ""3. Firms Can Develop Reputations and Brand Names The Matter of Marketing""; ""C. The Challenge of Meeting Diverse Client Needs Anywhere in the World""; ""1. The Need to Serve Clients that Have National and Worldwide Activities""; ""2. Developing Practice Teams With Diverse Skills""; ""3. Making Racial and Gender Diversity a Part of the Firm's Reality""

""D. Developing Institutional Strength in a World of Individual Stars""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-974937-X

OCLC:

867050389