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Divorce Lawyers at Work: Varieties of Professionalism in Practice
Author(s): Lynn Mather (Author), Craig A. McEwen (Author), Richard J. Maiman (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: September 13, 2001
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 019514516X
- ISBN-13: 9780195145168
Book Description
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.
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book adds significant insights into the body of knowledge about how lawyers are influenced by one another through different communities of legal practice. It will become a classic ‘must read’ for all students of professionalism and socio-legal scholarship.”–Canadian Journal of Law and Society
“An outstanding contribution to our understanding of the effects of context on lawyers’ practice.”–Buffalo Law Review
About the Author
Lynn Mather is at Dartmouth College. Craig A. McEwen is at Bowdoin College.
