02641nam 22005773u 450 991045124620332120210108171050.01-280-70413-697866107041320-19-802842-30-19-534737-4(CKB)1000000000415548(EBL)431214(OCoLC)609832158(SSID)ssj0000299468(PQKBManifestationID)11204758(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299468(PQKBWorkID)10242536(PQKB)11543975(MiAaPQ)EBC431214(EXLCZ)99100000000041554820140113d2003|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn the Interests of Justice[electronic resource] Reforming the Legal ProfessionOxford Oxford University Press, USA20031 online resource (283 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-516554-3 Contents; Acknowledgments; ONE: The Profession and the Public Interest; TWO: Lawyers and Their Discontent; THREE: The Advocate's Role in the Adversary System; FOUR: America's Sporting Theory of Justice; FIVE: Too Much Law/Too Little Justice: Too Much Rhetoric/Too Little Reform; SIX: Regulation of the Profession; SEVEN: Legal Education; EIGHT: Professional Reform; Notes; IndexTwo thousand years ago, Seneca described advocates not as seekers of truth but as accessories to injustice, ""smothered by their prosperity."" This unflattering assessment has only worsened over time. The vast majority of Americans now perceive lawyers as arrogant, unaffordable hired guns whose ethical practices rank just slightly above those of used car salesmen. In this penetrating new book, Deborah L. Rhode goes beyond the commonplace attacks on lawyers to provide the first systematic study of the structural problems confronting the legal profession. A past president of the Association of ALaw offices -- United StatesLawyers -- United StatesPractice of law -- United StatesElectronic books.Law offices -- United States.Lawyers -- United States.Practice of law -- United States.340.02373349.73Rhode Deborah L899066AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910451246203321In the Interests of Justice2008719UNINA