Divorce Lawyers at Work: Varieties of Professionalism in Practice, Lynn Mather (Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Dartmouth College),Craig A. McEwen (Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Political Economy and Sociology, Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Political Economy and Sociology, Bowdoin College),Richard J. Maiman (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Maine) (9780195145168) — Readings Books
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Divorce Lawyers at Work: Varieties of Professionalism in Practice

Lynn Mather (Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Nelson A. Rockefeller Professor of Government, Dartmouth College),Craig A. McEwen (Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Political Economy and Sociology, Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Political Economy and Sociology, Bowdoin College),Richard J. Maiman (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern Maine)
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How do lawyers think about and make the important decisions that constitute the day-to-day practice of law? This book explores that question through an extensive empirical study of lawyers practicing divorce law in New England. The authors emphasize the importance of collegial control in shaping lawyers’ decisions and identify a variety of communities of practice that serve as key agents of that control. Offering a new understanding of the nature of lawyers’ work in divorce law as well as a new perspective on legal professionalism, this book is required reading for scholars, students, and practitioners.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Date
1 September 2001
Pages
256
ISBN
9780195145168

How do lawyers think about and make the important decisions that constitute the day-to-day practice of law? This book explores that question through an extensive empirical study of lawyers practicing divorce law in New England. The authors emphasize the importance of collegial control in shaping lawyers’ decisions and identify a variety of communities of practice that serve as key agents of that control. Offering a new understanding of the nature of lawyers’ work in divorce law as well as a new perspective on legal professionalism, this book is required reading for scholars, students, and practitioners.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Country
United States
Date
1 September 2001
Pages
256
ISBN
9780195145168

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