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The new lawyer : how settlement is transforming the practice of law / Julie Macfarlane.
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Publication details:
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2008.
Record id:
62704
Author:
Series:
Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.).
Subject:
Practice of law -- Canada.
Practice of law -- United States.
Dispute resolution (Law) -- Canada.
Dispute resolution (Law) -- United States.
Contents:
1. Changes in the legal profession and the emergence of the new lawyer --2. Constructing professional identity --3. Three key professional beliefs --4. Translating the beliefs into practice: the norms of legal negotiations --5. The new advocacy --6. The lawyer-client relationship --7. The role of law and legal advice --8. Ethical challenges facing the new lawyer --9. Where the action is: sites of change.
Summary:
This book explores the evolving role of legal practitioners in a variety of contexts, looking at new skills including negotiation, mediation, collaborative practice, and restorative justice.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780774814355
Phys. description:
xvi, 280 p. ; 24 cm