3.Explain and critically discuss the view that a good lawyer must be an a-moral advocate or pure legal advocate. Consider the arguments on both sides of this question. Make use of some examples. The legal profession quite often comes under scrutiny from the general public and frequently is portrayed in negative light. Lawyers are naturally given a higher social status with the income to match. The legal profession however is still one of the most popular occupations that students strive to become
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"A client’s not supposed to become personally involved with his client. But there’s all kinds of lawyers. And all kinds of clients‚ too." The Rainmaker portrays Rudy Baylor‚ a young‚ prospective lawyer‚ trying to make it in the legal world. Upon just entering this "new world‚" he is thrown into the middle of three cases and left to handle them practically on his own. Under much stress and pressure‚ Rudy makes some important decisions in this movie. Although these decisions were significant‚ were
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When dealing with rape trial cases‚ lawyers utilize linguistic methods and antiquated rape laws to control their cross-examination and frame their desired version of the case to their benefit. Rape trials are viewed more leniently and victim blaming is present when these circumstances revolve around an acquaintance rather than a stranger. An analysis was focused on the Kennedy Smith rape trial‚ where the role of the defense lawyer’s ‘controlling’ act was examined. It was noted that syntactic repetition
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answers www.gabar.org/barrules/ethicsandprofessionalism/index.cfm1- What types of rules are the Georgia Rules of Professional conduct? Rules of reason 2- Should a lawyer abide by the client’s decisions in all matters of representation? Yes‚ a lawyer shall abide by the clients decisions in all matters. 3- What client information should a lawyer keep confidential and what is the maximum penalty for violating this rule? All information gained in the professional relationship with a client‚ including requested
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first-hand exposure to. My parents studied biology and engineering in college and we have no lawyers in the family. By shadowing this sponsor‚ I would‚ first of all‚ be able to see up-close what law is all about‚ specifically litigation‚ and also see the day-to-day functioning of a prominent NYC law firm. Since this is a very large law firm‚ I imagine I would also have the opportunity to interact with lawyers with other specializations as well. In addition‚ I am curious to know why the sponsor thinks
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all’. Some others say that the regulations imposed on the legal services sector are contrary to the goals and purpose of competition policy and Competition Act‚ 2002. At the heart of this controversy lies the issue of legal advertising. The lawyers in India are barred from advertising their profession considering the profession to be a noble one and such advertising to be derogatory to that profession. Advertisements are a forum for establishing the utility of goods and services. Further
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remained resilient to the deflation in the price of their work. Among these trades and vocations‚ the one that we will highlight in this paper is that of the lawyer and attorney. B. The role of the attorney within any business is special. Their responsibilities are so important that
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When Meursault is talking to his lawyer‚ he is ridiculed for saying that he was ‘tired and sleepy’ on the day of Maman’s funeral‚ “He thought for a minute. He asked me if he could say that that day I held back my natural feelings. I said‚ ‘No‚ because that’s not true.’ He gave me a look‚ as if he found me slightly disgusting” (Camus 63). A man vs. man conflict is created by Meursault’s honesty and his lawyer;s aversion to his answer. Meursault’s own lawyer expresses his hostility towards Meursault
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do was research. My absolute final life decision was made and I just knew that being a family attorney was it for me. Now that I knew what I wanted to be I had to do deeper research than I have done before. I found that there’s not just one type of lawyer there are several different kinds such as; real estate‚ corporate‚ family‚ criminal‚
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unknown‚ of the things that their spouse might do. What most don’t realize is that they really have nothing to fear but fear itself (and maybe litigation lawyers). When a gladiator lawyer says‚"I’ll protect you"‚ the temptation is to believe it. And while I still believe most lawyers really mean that‚ the truth is that divorce is a business‚ and lawyers can’t keep their offices open when clients can’t pay. And almost every client runs out of money eventually. Even the wealthy McCourts ended up in bankruptcy
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