Hot Topics in the Legal Profession - 2017 - E-book - ePub

Current important events in the legal profession and legal ethics, with useful research and analysis of the rules and the profession's current challenges, are analyzed by Tulane law students who participated spring 2017 in an Advanced Legal Profession Seminar. The contents of the volume include:FOREWORD: Ethics and the Legal Profession in a Decade of Continuing Change and Challenge, by Steven Alan ChildressPART I.
APPLICATION OF RULES TO NEW SETTINGS AND IN NEW WAYS1 Duty of Loyalty or Limited Liability: How Close is Too Close for Lawyer Disqualification?, by Joshua Sanchez-Secor2 Prosecutorial Misconduct and Wrongful Convictions: A Plague Upon Our Criminal Justice System?, by Jessica Dennis3 Attorney Sexual Misconduct: The ABA Update of Model Rule 8.4, the Addition to Model Rule 1.8, and the Consequences of Discrimination on Women in the Legal Profession, by Sarah Cullum4 Rule 4.2: Communication Without Representation, by Corey FriedmanPART II.
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES5 Law Placement of International Students in U. S. Law Firms, by Qinyu Fan6 Development of the Legal Profession in China, by Shu ChenPART III. THE LEGAL PROFESSION'S CHALLENGES AND FUTURE7 The Cost of Getting Ahead: An Examination of Adderall Abuse, Effects, and Solutions Among Law Schools, by Marissa Delgado8 The Binary Barrister: A Review of Increased Automation in Legal Practice, by Vincent YadgoodAs the latest entry in the "Benefit Tulane PILF Series, " proceeds from every purchase of this book, in ebook or print formats, will benefit Tulane Law School's Public Interest Law Foundation, a nonprofit student organization which supports placing students into public interest jobs and providing indigent representation.