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Essays in the History of Canadian Law, Volume VII
Inside the Law: Canadian Law Firms in Historical Perspective
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English
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1996
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This collection of essays, Volume VII in the Osgoode Society's series of Essays in the History of Canadian Law, is the first focused study of a variety of law firms and how they have evolved over a century and a half, from the golden age of the sole practitioner in the pre-industrial era to the recent rise of the mega-firm.
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Wilton Carol :
Carol Wilton is the editor of Beyond the Law (Volume IV in Essays in the History of Canadian Law) and of Change and Continuity: A Reader of Pre-Confederation History.
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Contents
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Foreword
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Acknowledgments
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Contributors
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1. Introduction: Inside the Law – Canadian Law Firms in Historical Perspective
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2. The Making of a Colonial Lawyer: Beamish Murdoch of Halifax, 1822–1842
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3. Aemilius Irving: Solicitor to the Great Western Railway, 1855–1872
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4. The Campbell, Meredith Firm of Montreal: A Case-Study of the Role of Canadian Business Lawyers, 1895–1913
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5. The Transformation of an Establishment Firm: From Beatty Blackstock to Faskens, 1902–1915
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6. Élite Relationships, Partnership Arrangements, and Nepotism at Blakes, a Toronto Law Firm, 1858–1942
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7. The George F. Downes Firm in the Development of Edmonton and Its Region, 1903–1930
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8. Corporate Entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada: The Stewart Law Firm, 1915–1955
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9. Goodall and Cairns: Commercial, Corporate, and Energy Law in Alberta, 1920–1942
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10. A Family Firm in Transition: Osier, Hoskin & Harcourt in the 1950s and 1960s
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11. Dominant Professionals: The Role of Large-Firm Lawyers in Manitoba
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12. Raymond and Honsberger: A Small Firm That Stayed Small, 1889–1989
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13. ‘A Small United Nations’: The Hamilton Firm of Millar, Alexander, Tokiwa, and Isaacs, 1962–1993
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14. Law on the Pacific Coast: Bull, Housser and Tupper, 1945–1990
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15. Hierarchy in Practice: The Significance of Gender in Ontario Law Firms
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Index
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December 15, 1996
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9781442632912
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
