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Something to Believe in: Politics, Professionalism and Cause Lawyering.
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Publication Date: 01-APR-05 |
Format: Online - approximately 777 words
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Full Article Title: Something to Believe in: Politics, Professionalism and Cause Lawyering.(Book Review) |
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Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism and Cause Lawyering
Stuart A. Scheingold Austin Sarat Stanford University Press www.sup.org 192 pp., $35
Law schools teach, both explicitly and implicitly, that lawyers are simply advocates for their clients' interests. Law students learn that to zealously represent their clients, lawyers must make whatever legal arguments will enhance the probability of winning. Consistent with this approach, the attorney's social conscience is subordinate to a client's representation, and whether a particular legal argument is in the public interest is simply irrelevant. Law students are actually taught that an attorney's ability and willingness to argue any point of view indicate legal professionalism.
For other lawyers, however, the practice of law is...
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