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6 The Lawyer-Client Relationship

Julie Macfarlane

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Changes in the Legal Profession and the Emergence of the New Lawyer 1
Constructing Professional Identity 25
Three Key Professional Beliefs 47
Translating the Beliefs into Practice: The Norms of Legal Negotiations 66
The New Advocacy 96
The Lawyer-Client Relationship 125
The Role of the Law and Legal Advice 165
Ethical Challenges Facing the New Lawyer 191
Where the Action Is: Sites of Change 223
Epilogue 243
Notes 246
Index 277
Law and Society 281

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Contents vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
Changes in the Legal Profession and the Emergence of the New Lawyer 1
Constructing Professional Identity 25
Three Key Professional Beliefs 47
Translating the Beliefs into Practice: The Norms of Legal Negotiations 66
The New Advocacy 96
The Lawyer-Client Relationship 125
The Role of the Law and Legal Advice 165
Ethical Challenges Facing the New Lawyer 191
Where the Action Is: Sites of Change 223
Epilogue 243
Notes 246
Index 277
Law and Society 281

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