Lawyers' Ideals/Lawyers' Practices

Lawyers' Ideals/Lawyers' Practices, Volume 1, examines the evolving nature of the American legal profession. This scholarly work focuses on the tension between traditional professionalism and the rising demands of commercialism within the practice of law. By utilizing empirical data, the authors analyze how these competing forces shape the daily operations and ethical standards of lawyers in the United States.

This legal ethics text provides a systematic study of professionalism across various legal arenas. It establishes a theoretical framework that balances idealist accounts with structuralist perspectives to better understand the changeability of the field. Through its detailed analysis of law and the role of Congresses, Lawyers' Ideals/Lawyers' Practices, Volume 1, offers a grounded interpretation of the transformations occurring within the modern legal landscape.