Why Lawsuits are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law by Carl Bogus  (5)
$65.00
|
Law School Basics by David Hricik  (3)
$10.17
|
The Lost Lawyer : Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession by Anthony Kronman (2)
$27.00
|
Lawyers' Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Critical Reader (Critical America) by Susan Carle  (3)
$25.00
|
Introduction To Law, Law Study, And The Lawyer's Role by James E. Moliterno |
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Analyzing the "significant advance of arrogance, unruliness, greed, and cynicism in the legal profession," Harvard law professor Glendon (Rights Talk) ambitiously assays the burgeoning legal world. According to the author, big-firm lawyers are motivated less by professional ideals than by client loyalty, judges prefer judicial supremacy to more democratic processes and legal education has drifted from professional pedagogy to often-irrelevant ideology. However, she believes "legal hubris" may have begun to decline and suggests that the Anglo-American legal tradition can reinvigorate today's "pragmatic" students. Glendon's analysis has historical depth and ideological subtlety: she recognizes both the strengths and the weaknesses of the past and states that the number of lawyers matters less than what those lawyers do. While her overblown subtitle might be better inverted-society probably has more effect on lawyers-and her survey is necessarily incomplete, this readable, moderate book should stimulate debate.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
When "critical legal studies" deny standards of objectivity, billable hours replace lifelong lawyer-client relationships, and advertising substitutes for reputation, the crisis bemoaned by this Harvard law prof appears intractable indeed. Beyond her erudite description of these dismaying features, she offers little solace but Micawber-like patience until some improvements show up--but will they ever? In her view, the foxes are so far inside the chicken houses, especially the American Bar Association, the judiciary, and the academy, that cleaning out the coops will be an arduous task. Portions of this tract harken back to the early 1960s, when her J.D. was minted in the classical fashion by fussy, elbow-patched teachers for whom the law was a calling, not a business. Glendon supports this outlook with summaries of the bar's giants, like Holmes, Hand, Frankfurter, and Cardozo, whose counsel of restraint and realism she hopes the next generation of lawyers will heed. A bit technical, but timely for students plunging into law school. Gilbert Taylor
See all Editorial Reviews
Analyzing the "significant advance of arrogance, unruliness, greed, and cynicism in the legal profession," Harvard law professor Glendon (Rights Talk) ambitiously assays the burgeoning legal world. According to the author, big-firm lawyers are motivated less by professional ideals than by client loyalty, judges prefer judicial supremacy to more democratic processes and legal education has drifted from professional pedagogy to often-irrelevant ideology. However, she believes "legal hubris" may have begun to decline and suggests that the Anglo-American legal tradition can reinvigorate today's "pragmatic" students. Glendon's analysis has historical depth and ideological subtlety: she recognizes both the strengths and the weaknesses of the past and states that the number of lawyers matters less than what those lawyers do. While her overblown subtitle might be better inverted-society probably has more effect on lawyers-and her survey is necessarily incomplete, this readable, moderate book should stimulate debate.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
When "critical legal studies" deny standards of objectivity, billable hours replace lifelong lawyer-client relationships, and advertising substitutes for reputation, the crisis bemoaned by this Harvard law prof appears intractable indeed. Beyond her erudite description of these dismaying features, she offers little solace but Micawber-like patience until some improvements show up--but will they ever? In her view, the foxes are so far inside the chicken houses, especially the American Bar Association, the judiciary, and the academy, that cleaning out the coops will be an arduous task. Portions of this tract harken back to the early 1960s, when her J.D. was minted in the classical fashion by fussy, elbow-patched teachers for whom the law was a calling, not a business. Glendon supports this outlook with summaries of the bar's giants, like Holmes, Hand, Frankfurter, and Cardozo, whose counsel of restraint and realism she hopes the next generation of lawyers will heed. A bit technical, but timely for students plunging into law school. Gilbert Taylor
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Look Inside This Book
Citations
(learn more)
53
books
cite this book:
See all 53 books citing this book
- Law as a Means to an End: Threat to the Rule of Law (Law in Context) by Brian Z. Tamanaha on 5 pages
- The Lawyer's Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice by Joseph G. Allegretti on 4 pages
- Stress Management For Lawyers: How To Increase Personal & Professional Satisfaction In The Law by Amiram Elwork on 4 pages
- The Rule of Law in America by Ronald A. Cass on 4 pages
- The Rule of Law in America by Ronald A. Cass on 4 pages
See all 53 books citing this book