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9780815748649

The Law Firm and the Public Good

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815748649

  • ISBN10:

    0815748647

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-06-01
  • Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
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Summary

In this volume, the authors blend academic scholarship with real world experience with lawyers who have wrestled with the pressures of everyday practice and their concern for the public good. Additionally, the authors seek to provide a blueprint for firms and lawyers concerned with creating, developing, implementing, pro bono programs to enhace their commitment to community service.

Table of Contents

Themes in Contextp. 1
Public Service Implications of Evolving Law Firm Size and Structurep. 19
Structuring Law Firm Pro Bono Programs: A Community Service Typologyp. 59
Reflections on Lawyer Morale and Public Service in an Age of Diminishing Expectationsp. 90
Community Service Makes Better Lawyersp. 104
Private Enforcement of Public Rights: The Role of Fee-Shifting Statutes in Pro Bono Lawyeringp. 125
Community Service as Pro Bono Workp. 138
Monitoring Compliance with the ABA Law Firm Pro Bono Challengep. 158
Afterwordp. 172
Contributors and Steering Committee Membersp. 177
Indexp. 183
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