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Taylor & Francis Ltd A New Introduction to Legal Method
Book SynopsisA New Introduction to Legal Method provides a comprehensive overview of legal science and the scientific character of legal knowledge. In five chapters, the book analyses and explores: (i) legal methodology in general, the main features of different schools of thought, and the nature of science in general; (ii) American realism, which offers an ideal starting point for law students to reflect on the material they are about to study critically; (iii) rationalism, empiricism, and logical positivism, in particular the work of Karl Popper; (iv) criticisms of essentialism; (v) the ideological and philosophical background of contemporary liberal interpretation. The inclusion of Dutch, French, and German literature sources makes this law title differ from previous writings on legal science. This textbook is ideal for students of legal method, and will be of great interest to those studying legal science, jurisprudence, legal research,and legal skills.Trade Review"The content of the book addresses core issues. The book is extensively researched and the content reflects the depth of research." Olayinka Lewis, University of Essex "This introduction to legal method by Professors Cliteur and Ellian is unique. Its refreshing and rare historical and philosophical scope, its lucidity and rigour, and the sheer stimulating power of its open-ended questions and engaging style make this book the ideal text for any legal methods course." Mark Somos, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law"This is one of the best introductions to legal method. It is written in an accessible style, has a clear point of view and is therefore well recommended." Rumy Hasan, University of Sussex Business SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Is legal science a real science? 2 American Realism 3 Rationalism, empiricism, and logical positivism 4 Popper’s Critique of Essentialism and the Scientific Outlook 5 Three types of legal interpretation
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Oxford University Press Tomorrows Lawyers An Introduction to your Future
Book SynopsisTomorrow's Lawyers predicts fundamental and irreversible changes in the legal world and offers essential practical advice for those who intend to build careers and businesses in law. A definitive guide to the future for aspiring lawyers, and all who want to modernize today's legal and justice systems.Trade ReviewA must-read for lawyers, those considering a career in the legal industry, and anyone interested in the changing legal function. Unlike most other legal industry scribes, Susskind holistically and deftly weaves together the disparate threads of the legal mosaic that will collectively transform the legal function as we know it. * Forbes *Far and away the best analyst and predictor of the evolution of the legal marketplace is Richard Susskind. * American Bar Association Journal *Already established as a classic, this book should be required reading for all law students and their teachers. It needs to be if law schools take seriously our role as stewards of the rule of law. Susskind is serious, smart and a passionately systematic thinker. * Patricia D White, Chair, ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Education, Professor of Law and Dean Emerita, University of Miami School of Law *Susskind issues a rallying cry to the legal profession to release untapped potential, painting a compelling picture of a new legal landscape that is already emerging. On the topic of the future of lawyers, no one is more thoughtful, more client-centred or more passionate. * Wim Dejonghe, Senior Partner, Allen & Overy *As a reader, Tomorrow's Lawyers made a lasting impact, evoking thoughtful reflection on the transformative power of technology in the legal field. * Charis Tan, Marcus Liew, ICC Bulletin. *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE: Radical Changes in the Legal Market 1: Three Drivers of Change 2: Impact of the Pandemic 3: Strategies for Success 4: Commoditizing the Law 5: Working Differently 6: Disruptive Legal Technologies 7: The Grid PART TWO: The New Landscape 8: The Future for Law Firms 9: The Role of In-House Lawyers 10: Lawtech Startups 11: The Timing of the Changes 12: Access to Justice and Online Legal Services 13: Judges, Courts, and Technology 14: Online Courts and Online Dispute Resolution 15: The Future of Law, Revisited PART THREE: Prospects for Young Lawyers 16: New Jobs for Lawyers 17: Who Will Employ Tomorrow s Lawyers? 18: Training Lawyers for What? 19: Replacing the Old Training Ground 20: Questions to Ask Employers 21: Innovation 22: Artificial Intelligence and the Long Term Further Reading
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Pan Macmillan The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How
Book SynopsisAn anonymous barrister offers a shocking, darkly comic and very moving journey through the legal system – and explains how it's failing all of us.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or – perhaps through no fault of your own – a defendant. Whatever your role, you’d expect a fair trial.I’m a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free.In The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it’s too late.A Sunday Times top ten bestseller for twenty-four weeks.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer‘Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it’ – Daily MailTrade ReviewBy turns eye-opening, damning and hilarious, the secret barrister lifts the lid on a legal system where the system, the politicians, the lack of funding and sometimes the judges are the real villains and the victims are all of us -- Tim Shipman, author of Fall Out and All Out WarDishes the dirt — or serves up a slice of reality — on what barristers do * The Times *The Secret Barrister can write...everyone who has any interest in public life should read it...this is a book of some brilliance, clearly explained, cogently argued * Daily Mail *What’s so powerful about The Secret Barrister is its ability to connect the dots...revealing a picture that is more a commentary on society as a whole than it is on robing rooms full of horsehair wigs -- Afua Hirsch * Guardian *Takes the reader deep into the bowels of the criminal justice system...the message of this entertaining book is delivered with great skill...the book is at once a lament and a celebration...the justice system as not just for criminals and victims but for all of us - it is the symbol of our nation's humanity * The Times *Funny, frightening, frequently infuriating but above all profoundly human. As a sensitive and knowledgeable storyteller, the Secret Barrister does for lawyers what James Herriot did for vets -- James O'BrienTerrifying and occasionally hilarious... this is an eye-opening, if depressing, account of the practice of law today. Perhaps there is hope, but the author leaves us in no doubt that urgent reform is needed * The Observer *This excellent book will hopefully raise awareness of what has been, until now, a silent crisis. It is at once a vicious polemic, a helpful primer and a cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails * Daily Telegraph *Funny, angry, mordant, social satire, reform manifesto – The Secret Barrister offers them all in this legal tour de force. Told through often heart-rending stories of victims and victors in a game of legal roulette, a quest for decency and proper standards of legal service shines through the bleakness. If the Secret Barrister has her or his way, it might happen a bit more often. Read this book, hope and pray -- Andrew AdonisIts stories of how the law often fails those whom it is meant to protect – how do barristers feel when someone they believe to be innocent gets banged up for five years? – make for gripping reading. -- John Crace * The Guardian *Fluently and engagingly written...a copy of this book should be placed on the desk of every judge, every trainee lawyer, every would-be lawyer, every politician, and every minister responsible for the legal system * The Literary Review *Stories of The Law and How It's Broken is mordantly clear, chillingly well-observed and terrifyingly funny. I have rarely read a book that filled me with greater fury. Read this, give it to friends, share the Secret Barrister's testimony with strangers - it's a rare and righteous thing -- A.L.Kennedy, Booker-listed author of Serious SweetAn illuminating and timely insight into the legal system, transforming arcane practice into accessible and fascinating anecdote * Sunday Express *An expert and eloquent account of much that has gone wrong with our criminal law procedures: this book is accurate, informative and sensibly points the way to pragmatic reforms -- Geoffrey Robertson QC, author of The Justice GameI suggest that the Leader of the House and all members of the Government read the book by the Secret Barrister * Valerie Vaz, MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons *Behold, the book that got me through jury service! A timely and accessible look at today's UK court system, this is a no nonsense explainer on how things work, very much don't work, and how we got here. Who knew that educating yourself about, for example, the history of magistrates, could be so much fun? -- Alexandra Heminsley, The PoolWickedly funny and deadly serious, this brilliant book is an essential read for anyone who cares about justice, fairness and equality before the law. If you felt these things were safe, the Secret Barrister will leave you stunned and aghast at a criminal justice system absolutely broken by cuts across the board, frequently dishing out a travesty of justice. Impassioned, searing and utterly compelling -- Rachel Clarke, author of Your Life in My HandsA brilliant but deeply disturbing book. Using the legal cases of real people, it shows how our criminal justice system is so broken, the innocent end up behind bars while the guilty walk free -- Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and Co-leader of the Green PartyPowerful points are expressed in a funny but penetrating way: the barrister weaves personal experience with his or her most memorable cases and clients...after you’ve chuckled to yourself, it forces you to reflect on its real meaning * Prospect Magazine *I've read an absolutely amazing, gripping book by The Secret Barrister...it's a bestselling book which is spread, I think, by word of mouth, about their experiences as a criminal barrister...I found it incredibly informative, a must read -- Ed Miliband, Reasons to be Cheerful podcastThe blogger's much-anticipated book is a rallying cry against short sighted governments and an apathetic public...With clarity and eloquence the dozen angry, passionate, frustrated chapters shout their unanimous and damning verdict on a system “close to breaking point”...the book certainly deserves a wider audience * The Brief, The Times *Essential reading for those in, and outside, the law * The Criminal Bar Association *One of the legal blogosphere's hottest properties * The Times on The Secret Barrister Blog *Completely riveting . . . it reveals the good and bad in human beings * The Bookseller - One to Watch *Indispensable * Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times - on The Secret Barrister Blog *Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction: My Opening Speech Chapter - 1: Welcome to the Criminal Courtroom Chapter - 2: The Wild West: The Magistrates’ Court Chapter - 3: Imprisoning the Innocent: Remand and Bail Chapter - 4: Watching the Guilty Walk Free: Prosecuting on the Cheap Chapter - 5: The Devil’s Greatest Trick: Putting the Victim First Chapter - 6: Defenceless and Indefensible Chapter - 7: Legal Aid Myths and the Innocence Tax Chapter - 8: Trial on Trial: Part I – The Case Against Chapter - 9: Trial on Trial: Part II – The Case for the Defence Chapter - 10: The Big Sentencing Con Chapter - 11: The Courage of Our Convictions: Appeal Chapter - 12: My Closing Speech
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Pearson Education Limited Letters to a Law Student
Book SynopsisNicholas J. McBride is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was formerly a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is (with Roderick Bagshaw) the author of Tort Law, now in its sixth edition.Table of ContentsPreface About the author Publisher acknowledgments PART ONE. THINKING ABOUT STUDYING LAW Letter 1 What is law? Letter 2 Five reasons for studying law Letter 3 Defending the law Letter 4 Why not do something else? Letter 5 Is law for me? PART TWO. PREPARING TO STUDY LAW Letter 6 Two hard truths Letter 7 On free speech Letter 8 Means and ends Letter 9 Acts and omissions Letter 10 The many and the few Letter 11 The harm principle Letter 12 Justice and rights Letter 13 How to argue Letter 14 On doing the LNAT PART THREE. STUDYING LAW Letter 15 General tips Letter 16 Avoiding problems Letter 17 Making the most of your time Letter 18 Using a textbook Letter 19 Reading cases Letter 20 A brief history of law reporting Letter 21 Making sense of statutes Letter 22 Getting through articles Letter 23 Making the most out of where you are PART FOUR. WRITING LIKE A LAWYER Letter 24 How to write an essay Letter 25 How to write a problem answer Letter 26 Writing a dissertation Letter 27 Revising for and doing exams PART FIVE. AFTER STUDYING LAW Letter 28 Moving on APPENDICES Appendix A A mini-dictionary of law Appendix B End notes Index
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Penguin Books Ltd The First Rumpole Omnibus Rumpole of the
Book SynopsisWho rose to enduring fame on Blood and Typewriters, told the pregnant Portia of the Chambers it would come out in the end, advised Guthrie Featherstone, Q.C., to adopt a more judicial attitude, returned in the tender gloaming of each evening-via Pommeroy's and a glass of Chateau Fleet Street- to She Who Must Be Obeyed? The answer is Horace Rumpole whose legal triumphs, plundering stories into the Oxford Book of English Verse and less-than-salubrious hat are celebrated here in this first omnibus edition.
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Ebury Publishing The Prosecutor
Book SynopsisThe outsider who transformed our justice systemNazir Afzal knows a thing or two about justice. As a Chief Prosecutor, it was his job to make sure the most complex, violent and harrowing crimes made it to court, and that their perpetrators were convicted. From the Rochdale sex ring to the earliest prosecutions for honour killing and modern slavery, Nazir was at the forefront of the British legal system for decades.But his story begins in Birmingham, in the sixties, as a young boy facing racist violence and the tragic death of a young family member - and it's this that sets him on the path to his groundbreaking career, and which enables him to help communities that the conventional justice system ignores, giving a voice to the voiceless.A memoir of struggle and survival as well as crime and punishment, The Prosecutor is both a searing insight into the justice system and a powerful story of one man's pursuit of the truth.Trade ReviewCompelling... his great triumph is in helping to change our justice system so that it can deliver for those who were once overlooked * Sunday Times *Forensically intelligent * The Times *The true face of British justice * New York Times *Afzal is not one to shy away from the failures of the state * New Statesman *Nazir has devoted his life to helping the underdog, the downtrodden victims of crime, and securing justice against all the odds. * The Sun *
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Globe Law and Business Ltd General Counsel in the 21st Century: Challenges
Book SynopsisThe role of general counsel and in-house lawyers is changing continually. Legal is now considered a vital component of leadership in most enterprises, and it is increasingly common for the GC to be called on for strategic input prior to important business decisions. Added to this is the convergence of social and political trends driving new demand for legal advice and service delivery; an increasing focus on productivity and efficiency; pressure to demonstrate the value of legal to the business in order to gain budget support; and the need to adapt and advance digitally. The competencies required of the general counsel and their increasingly multi-disciplinary team are also growing with responsibilities expanding to encompass reputational risk, government relations, data privacy, ESG and interacting with diverse stakeholders including regulators. Edited by E Leigh Dance and Christoph H Vaagt, both with distinguished careers advising legal departments and teams for more than two decades, the second edition of General Counsel in the 21st Century offers general counsel and all in-house legal professionals a variety of expert perspectives on the evolution of the role of the GC and the corporate legal department. Chapters are written by an international group of well-known general counsel, corporate legal leaders, and other experts, and cover important topics for general counsel today, including: The evolution of the general counsel’s role; Legal operations as a competitive advantage; How adaptive legal functions are embracing technology; Managing change in a legal department; and Doing more with less. This title provides guidance on how legal departments can best support the businesses they serve, identify and address areas where change is necessary, and anticipate developments on the horizon. Readers - whether in-house counsel or private practitioners - will gather best practices and learn new and perhaps surprising lessons to help them succeed in their jobs as leaders at the intersection of law and business.Table of ContentsExecutive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix About the authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Part 1: Strategy and structure Chapter 1: A slow motion riot – the evolving role of the general counsel and the legal department By Susan Hackett, CEO, Legal Executive Leadership, LLC Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What makes in-house practice special? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 In the beginning… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How the demographics of corporate legal practice shape this conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Striking the right balance between “make” versus “buy” . . . . . . . . . 6 Why aren’t GCs driving changes faster and farther than they are? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 So how does the distinguishing value in-house team lead toward a better future in law? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The changing marketplace of legal service providers . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The challenges posed by old systems colliding with new markets, processes, and practices, and GCs who want to promote change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The rising opportunity of the in-house team and general counsel to drive change in the marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Going forward – how will GCs and in-house teams lead? . . . . . . . . 14 Final thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 2: The general counsel, corporate governance, and stakeholder capitalism By Bruno Cova, partner, Delfino Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and Leanne Geale, executive vice president and general counsel, corporate governance and compliance, Nestlé S.A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Factors driving the role of general counsel in corporate governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ensuring general counsel’s effective corporate governance role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Mad Hatter – coping with unique and multiple roles . . . . . . . 28 Corporate governance issues for general counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Corporate governance involves personal risks and opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 3: The general counsel’s role in the digital transformation of legal By William L. Deckelman, Jr, executive vice president and general counsel, DXC Technology Company, and Daniel Reed, CEO, UnitedLex Why should the general counsel and legal team embrace digital transformation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 What is a “digital” legal department? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Why do purpose and people come first in digital transformation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 How does one address the massive topics of technology and data? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 What has worked in measuring value and demonstrating how we deliver it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Key elements of digital transformation for the general counsel to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chapter 4: Legal operations as a competitive advantage By Hans Albers, director, legal management consulting, Deloitte Legal, and Áine Lyons, SVP and deputy general counsel, VMware Taming the final frontier of legal department modernization – legal operations hold the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Starting with technology is not the answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Where to start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The value of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Strategy trumps all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Defining the legal department operating strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Roles and responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 VMware: A legal operations case study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The four faces of the legal operations executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Part 2: Leadership skills for the GC Chapter 5: Leadership behaviors that distinguish great general counsel By Kenneth J. Fredeen, general counsel emeritus, Deloitte (Canada) Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Self-reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Successfully building and nurturing relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Perfection is impossible but the journey is worth it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Key behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Chapter 6: Best supporting act – how adaptive legal functions are embracing technology By Isabel Parker, executive director, The Digital Legal Exchange Becoming a digital, adaptive organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 The legal/business disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Legal departments – “eager but not ready” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 The three barriers to progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Meeting the challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Examples of best practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Final thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Chapter 7: Considerations on doing more with less – leading the lean legal department By Maja Fabula, vice president and deputy general counsel, Tenneco Inc. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Doing more with less – the importance of prioritization . . . . . . . . . 106 Your legal team’s wellbeing is a critical priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Maximizing resources in a lean environment – removing workfrom the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Taking your first step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter 8: Crisis prevention and management – how must legal and communications act together? By Christian Lawrence, partner, Brunswick Group Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Reputation and trust as assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 The crisis as a threat – and an opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Interconnection of the tasks of the legal department and the communications department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Risk-minimizing factors in the cooperation between the legal and communications departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Cooperation between the legal and communications departments in the event of a crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 What is the most effective way to protect one’s reputation? . . . 131 Chapter 9: Workforce management of the future – virtual teams, hybrid working, and the future workforce By Robert Loef, group general counsel, Best Secret Group AG, and Anne Meckbach, chief compliance officer, ProSiebenSat.1 Group COVID-19 as change agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 (Preliminary) tenets for future workforce management . . . . . . . . . 134 Teams can work together productively and cohesively without being in the office, day-in, day-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Hybrid work poses specific challe nges to the legal department, which can be overcome by the right policies and technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 (Predominantly) remote work has a corrosive effect on loyalty and sense of belonging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Leadership needs to empower, not control, people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Business unit embedded teams are more important than ever to avoid being siloed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Different jobs/tasks need different workplace models . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Part 3: Adding value and managing change Chapter 10: ESG – how the GC and legal function contribute to sustainability initiatives By E. Leigh Dance, founder and executive director, Global Counsel Leaders Part 1: Why ESG requires your attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Part 2: Key elements of ESG for general counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Part 3: The general counsel’s evolving role in ESG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Part 4: Setting priorities and structure for ESG in legal . . . . . . . . . . . 157 What next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Chapter 11: Quantifying value creation in legal departments – showing the income side of legal work By Christoph H. Vaagt, founder and managing partner, Law Firm Change Consultants Old versus new world of legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 The new normal for legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Direct income-generating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Indirect value contributions of the legal department – measure in order to prove value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Necessary cultural change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Chapter 12: Managing change in a legal department – introduction of a contract management system By Wolf-Peter Gross, management consultant, Law Firm Change Consultants Change in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Change in legal departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Case study: Introduction of a case management system . . . . . . . 176 The change process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 About Globe Law and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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New York University Press Essential Legal English in Context Understanding
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Surrey Books,U.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words: In Her Own
Book SynopsisAs one of only nine women in a class of 500 at Harvard Law School when she enrolled in 1956 and one of only four female Supreme Court justices in the history of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is frequently viewed as a feminist trailblazer and an icon for civil rights. Ginsburg has always been known as a prolific writer and speaker. Now, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words offers a unique look into the mind of one of the world’s most influential women by collecting 300 of Ginsburg’s most insightful quotes. Meticulously curated from interviews, speeches, court opinions, dissents, and other sources, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words creates a comprehensive picture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her wisdom, and her legacy.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction Part I: The Law The Law and Constitution Lawyers, Judges, and the Practice of Law The Supreme Court Women and the Law Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me American Rights and Values Equal Justice under the Law The History of the Women’s Rights Movement The Rights of Women Part III: A Life of Her Own Memories of a Long Life Friends, Family, and Other Influences Life Lessons Milestones
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Spoiling for a Fight
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Monash University Publishing John Jefferson Bray: A Vigilant Life
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Cengage Learning, Inc Legal Research Analysis and Writing
Book SynopsisBecome the "go to" paralegal at your firm as you prepare for a career in law with Putman/Albright's popular LEGAL RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITING, 5E. This reader-friendly, step-by-step approach shows you how to conduct reliable digital and traditional legal research, analyze the results and write clear memoranda and other legal documents that are well supported. Each chapter begins with an interesting hypothetical scenario and ends by showing you how the chapter's concepts apply to the scenario. You walk through the legal process as chapters discuss key facts and issue spotting, analysis and counter-analysis, research, secondary sources, citations and writing strong legal briefs and memoranda. Updates show you trusted sources for digital research, while the latest examples, Practice Alerts learning features and optional Cengage Infuse digital resources help you refine skills to stand out as a legal professional in today's tech-driven, competitive job market.Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH, ANALYTICAL PRINCIPLES, AND THE LEGAL PROCESS. 1. Introduction to Legal Principles and Authorities. 2. Introduction to Legal Research and Analysis. PART II: LEGAL RESEARCH. 3. Constitutions, Statutes, Administrative Law, and Court Rules���Research and Analysis. 4. Case Law���Research and Briefing. 5. Secondary Authority and Other Research Sources���Encyclopedias, Treatises, American Law Reports, Digests, Shepard's. 6. Secondary Authority���Periodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries, Legislative History, and Other Secondary Authorities. 7. Computers and Internet Legal Research. 8. Commercial Internet Research. PART III: THE SPECIFICS OF LEGAL ANALYSIS. 9. Legal Analysis���Key Facts. 10. Legal Analysis���Issue Identification (Spotting the Issue). 11. Legal Analysis���Stating the Issue. 12. Case Law Analysis���Is a Case on Point? 13. Counteranalysis. PART IV: LEGAL WRITING. 14. Fundamentals of Writing. 15. The Writing Process for Effective Legal Writing. 16. Office Legal Memorandum: Issues and Facts. 17. Office Legal Memorandum: Analysis to Conclusion. 18. External Memoranda: Court Briefs. 19. Correspondence. Appendix A: Court Opinions Referred to in the Text. Appendix B: Appellate Court Brief. Glossary. Index.
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Rowman & Littlefield Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles and
Book SynopsisFollow a trial lawyer’s career through the demanding, often controversial, and suspenseful world of jury trials, tension-filled appeals and the different worlds of courtrooms, jail cells, corporate boardrooms, and law firms. Each of the cases in the nineteen chapters were selected from a total of his 150 jury trials to reflect issues of current importance, including refugees on the Mexican border, gargantuan gender battles inside one of the largest corporations in the world, sexual taboos on national television, accusations of terrorism, government agents who cheat, innocent prisoners in our jails, the constitutional right to speak and print the truth, bringing law to a war zone, poverty and murder on Native American Reservations, current problems of hunger in America, and more.Trade ReviewJim is the very definition of a trial lawyer, who’s very strong belief in the legal system is reflected in all he does. He is an advocate for the rights covered under the constitution. He is a fantastic trial advocacy teacher and a wonderful storyteller. He is respected and admired by all. -- Wendy McCormack, Executive Director National Institute for Trial AdvocacyA lawyer’s lawyer in the best possible sense, a lion not just of the trial bar but of the law, James J. Brosnahan has finally written the memoir every lawyer will want to read. Decorated, celebrated, and beloved, Jim is that truly rare master of both civil and criminal litigation who is also a great human being. -- Laurence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at the Harvard Law SchoolJim Brosnahan has participated in important national cases for many years. -- George Mitchell, U.S. Senator, MaineJames Brosnahan is a great trial lawyer, one long recognized within the legal community as a preeminently skilled and successful advocate. He knows how to tell a story to a jury and his memoir vividly describes cases he has tried in a manner that all readers can understand and enjoy. Just about every chapter could be made into a movie, as could the compelling story he tells of his own life. -- Floyd Abrams, senior counsel, Cahill Gordon & ReindelJim Brosnahan is universally recognized in the profession as one of this country’s top attorneys and as a leading advocate for the responsibility of lawyers and judges to assure that the rule of law reflects the norms of justice. His advocacy has involved some of the most significant issues of our time, and his teaching and passion for providing access to justice on the part of the unrepresented have inspired generations of young lawyers. His memoir, combining humor with thoughtful insight about the nature of law, is bound to be of interest to the general public as well. -- Honorable Joseph Grodin, Emeritus Professor of Law, Former Justice on the California Supreme CourtJim Brosnahan has been a Lion of the Courtroom for 50 years. Whether in trial as a treasured ally or a fearsome opponent, he never wavered from demonstrating the finest qualities of a lawyer and a man. His memoir has much to teach and to emulate. -- John Keker, Trial Lawyer, Esq.I first met Jim Brosnahan in the courtroom, where we collaborated as co-counsel or fought as opposing counsel in some of the most colorful trials of our respective legal careers that span many years. He is passionate about the law. -- Joseph Cotchett, Trial Lawyer, Esq.Table of ContentsPreface: The Reason I Wrote This BookAcknowledgementsForewordChapter 1: The Murder of Alice Secody on the Navajo ReservationChapter 2: Learning to be a LawyerChapter 3: San Francisco BeckonsChapter 4: The Pressures of a National CaseChapter 5: Defending Criminal Cases at LastChapter 6: A Jury Does JusticeChapter 7: Defending the Chronicle’s Right to PublishChapter 8: The First Amendment Defense of a Television MovieChapter 9: Did I Make a Mistake Going on the Road to Hawaii?Chapter 10: The FBI Rigged the EvidenceChapter 11: An Awesome Woman Successfully Stands Up to a Powerful ManChapter 12: Defending Religion on the Mexican BorderChapter 13: Ever Want to Cross-Examine Your Doctor?Chapter 14: Exciting Times in the U.S. Supreme CourtChapter 15: Iran Contra: Prosecuting Secretary of Defense, Caspar WeinbergerChapter 16: An Innocent Man Walks Out of Jail Seventeen Years LaterChapter 17: Two Lawyers are Murdered in Northern IrelandChapter 18: They Are Stealing Our VoteConclusion: Who Am I Now?About the AuthorIndex
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Cengage Learning, Inc Law Practice Management
Book SynopsisHelping you maximize course success and prepare for your legal career, Traina-Donnes' LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, 5th edition, delivers current, easy-to-understand coverage of day-to-day law office management topics, including client relations and communication skills; legal fees, timekeeping and billing; client trust funds and law office accounting; calendaring, docket control and case management; legal marketing; and file and law library management. Up-to-date forms, charts and checklists throughout illustrate important forms relating to law practice functions, equipping you with the skills and concepts needed to complete your job effectively and efficiently. In addition, ethics-related case reviews enable you to think through potential ethical dilemmas before you are actually confronted by them.Table of Contents1. The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance. 2. Legal Administration and Technology. 3. Ethics and Malpractice. 4. Client Relations & Communication Skills. 5. Legal Fees, Timekeeping, and Billing. 6. Client Trust Funds and Law Office Accounting. 7. Calendaring, Docket Control, and Case Management. 8. Legal Marketing. 9. File and Law Library Management. Appendix A: Succeeding in the legal profession.
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American Bar Association How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney
Book SynopsisThere is a distinction between a sports lawyer and all other types of practitioners. It requires a deep understanding of the nuances that largely affect athletes, their representatives, and companies providing products and services in the space. It also necessitates an acknowledgment of and ability to effectively communicate and craft relationships with power brokers who may provide financial services, accounting, managerial services, or the like in the specific space. How to Play the Game, by Miami-based attorney and sports agent Darren Heitner, is the go-to source for anyone interested in getting into the field of sports law. It discusses the laws that govern the sports industry, from contract drafting and negotiation to antitrust issues, intellectual property matters, and labor law concerns. It also discusses the role of players’ associations, the power of sports commissioners, sports betting regulations, and more. But what makes it truly unique are the real-life case studies involving recognized professional and college sports figures as well as anecdotes from Darren’s own experiences as a sports attorney, agent, and media spokesperson for college and professional sports industries. In addition, an appendix contains examples of legal documents--including professional contracts—with which any sports attorney/agent needs to be familiar. In short, if you want to play the game, you need to read How to Play the Game. Praise for the First Edition of How to Play the Game “The subject matter related to Sports Law is immense. Much in the way International Law is hard to nail down, as virtually every area of law is present in the context of International Law, Sports Law is similar and encompasses many practice areas including, but not limited to, contract, tort, estate planning, intellectual property, labor and employment law, anti-trust, family law, criminal law, litigation, negotiation . . . and the list goes on. If you are looking for a summary of all of these practice areas in about 200 pages, I wish you luck finding it. If you are looking for a survey of topics relevant to your Sports Law practice, with small case studies to provide practical examples of issues you may encounter, then Darren has provided just that for you in his book How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know. One builds a Sports Law practice, or any law practice, one brick at a time. This book is one brick, use it, and others, to build a strong foundation for your practice.” —Attorney Alexander Scott Dennison “Mr. Heitner has set the bar with his work. This book is without a doubt the definitive go to piece in the industry. The in-depth knowledge, analysis and factual statements are 100% on-point. Every university with a Sports and/or Entertainment Law/ Management program should make How to Play the Game a mandatory read.” —Travis Bell, Founder and CEO of The Seven Bridges Group
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Globe Law and Business Ltd Managing and Developing Your Career as an
Book SynopsisIn-house lawyers need and want to develop their professional and management skills. But unlike lawyers practising in law firms, there may not be dedicated resources designed to support them. It will often be a case of DIY. Managing and Developing Your Career as an In-house Lawyer by Ian White and Simon McCall is a companion to their report Your Role as General Counsel: How to Survive and Thrive in Your Role as GC. It seeks to provide practical ideas and tips on how a busy in-house lawyer can actively manage their own development. The aim is to help them perform more effectively in their current role and also prepare them for promotion or a move elsewhere. It covers: Taking responsibility for your own development; Being a businessperson as well as a lawyer; Doing an MBA – or recreating the MBA experience by learning from other people in the business; Moving into a leadership role; Honing key personal skills – delegating, giving feedback, listening, motivating; Becoming a coach or mentor to your team; Developing your career beyond the GC role – within or outside your organisation; and Taking on a non-executive director role. This Special Report is essential reading for any in-house lawyer wanting to continue learning and developing and enhance their career prospects. It is relevant for recently appointed in-house lawyers all the way up to more established GCs.Table of ContentsI. Introduction 5 1. How it all came about 5 2. Who has this Special Report been written for? 5 3. Why you need this Special Report 6 4. How this Special Report is set out 7 5. A way of looking at development 9 II. Moving in-house 11 1. Why? And is it for you? 11 2. What makes working in-house different? 12 3. No longer a one-way street 14 III. Learning about other functions – business and management skills 15 1. What skills are needed and where can you acquire them? 15 IV. Skills for the in-house lawyer 19 1. Developing your team 19 2. Moving upwards 32 V. The lawyer as coach and mentor 35 1. Coaching 35 2. Mentoring 42 VI. Developing your career away from law (but in a legal environment) 45 1. What does the new organisation need from you? 45 2. What will you be doing? 46 3. Conclusion 48 VII. Developing your career in-house (but not as a lawyer) 49 1. Getting to be GC or a similar role 49 2. The options when you become GC or a senior lawyer 50 VIII.Developing your career after law 59 1. The importance of managing your career life 59 2. One reason to develop a post-law career: you may be working at 103! 60 3. Or is it just luck? 62 4. Developing a different type of CV 62 5. Where to get help 63 6. Becoming a non-executive director 65 IX. Some final words of wisdom 67 1. Advice and tips 67 2. Concluding thoughts 72 Endnotes 74 About the authors 76 About Globe Law and Business 78 Notes and ideas 79
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Biteback Publishing Rather His Own Man: In Court with Tyrants, Tarts
Book SynopsisGeoffrey Robertson led students in the '60s to demand an end to racism and censorship. He went on to become a top human rights advocate, saving the lives of many death-row inmates, freeing dissidents and taking on tyrants in a career marked by courage, determination and a fierce independence. In this witty, honest and sometimes irreverent memoir, he recalls battles on behalf of George Harrison and Julian Assange, Salman Rushdie and Vaclav Havel, Mike Tyson and the Sex Pistols, and battles against General Pinochet, Lee Kuan Yew and Mrs Thatcher (the true story of Spycatcher is told for the first time). Interspersed with these forensic fireworks is the story of a pimply schoolboy from a state comprehensive, inspired by a banned book to become a barrister at the Old Bailey and who went on to found the UK's leading human rights practice (Doughty Street Chambers) and to defend troublemakers throughout the world. Rather His Own Man captures the drama of the trial, the thrill of victory and the feeling of `courtus interruptus' when a big case settles. Its cast of characters includes Princess Diana, Pee-Wee Herman, Dame Edna, the Queen and Rupert - the bear and the media mogul. It's a read that is both exhilarating and erudite - and very funny.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Construction Law in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisMarking the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King's College London, this volume brings together a large and illustrious group of contributors to create a comprehensive and authoritative guide cutting across all key areas of contemporary construction law, ranging from construction arbitration to procurement and contract law.It takes an international approach to construction law and considers issues such as investor-State dispute settlement, insolvency and liquidated damages in civil law and common law jurisdictions and procurement from a comparative perspective, as well as certain key common law/English law topics (such as fitness for purpose) that are of relevance to an international audience.The book provides detailed and practical guidance to the legal framework of the construction industry for barristers, solicitors, arbitrators, adjudicators, academics, contract managers, construction consultants and quantity surveyors, amo
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HarperCollins Publishers A Life of Crime
Book SynopsisA frank and witty memoir of life at the Bar and on the Bench, from former High Court Judge The Hon. Sir Harry Ognall.For many years, Harry Ognall enjoyed a formidable reputation as an advocate at the criminal Bar. As counsel, and later as judge, he was involved in numerous high-profile trials, both in Britain and abroad.Among many cases as a QC, he prosecuted Peter Sutcliffe, the so-called Yorkshire Ripper'. He successfully defended six officers of the Air Force of Zimbabwe at their trial in Harare, where they faced a charge of treasonable sabotage.As a judge, he presided over the trial of Colin Stagg (the alleged Wimbledon Common murderer'), the trial arising from the Lyme Bay canoe tragedy and the trial for the first time in the United Kingdom of a doctor's alleged involvement in euthanasia.Thoughtful and provocative, Sir Harry has advice for the aspiring young advocate, and invests this penetrating memoir with warmth, humour and understanding. His frank portrait of a lifetime in the
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HarperCollins Because Each Life Is Precious
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HarperCollins Counselor A Life at the Edge of History
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Trials of Clarence Darrow
Book Synopsis“Wonderfully evocative… Donald McRae captures the Great Defender in all his complexity.... A joy to read.” — Kevin Boyle, National Book Award-winning author of Arc of Justice Astonishingly vivid. —James Tobin, Award-winning author of Ernie Pyle’s War The story of the three dramatic trials that resurrected the life and career of America’s most colorful—and controversial—defense attorney: Clarence Darrow. Many books, plays, and movies have covered Darrow and the trials of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet before: Geoffrey Cowan’s The People v. Clarence Darrow; Simon Baatz’s For the Thrill of It; Kevin Boyle’s Arc of Justice; Meyer Levin’s Compulsion and the film adaptation of the same name; Inherit the Wind; but few, if any, have achieved the intimacy and immediacy of Donald McRae’s The Great Trials of Cla
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sisters in Law
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Open Season Legalized Genocide of Colored People
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Benjamin Crump’s work – his research, his voice, his fight – is paramount to the black community. Open Season must occupy a dominant place in the classroom, in libraries, in the workplace, in police training programs. Crump’s masterful voice and expertise of America’s corrupt power structures will alter the hierarchy by which we dangerously abide.” — Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and New York Times bestselling author of When They Call You a Terrorist “Ben Crump offers a deft and unflinching expose on America’s treatment of people of color. He charges America to live up to its status as the great “melting pot” by protecting and serving all of its citizens. His passionate voice lifts the true stories of wronged Americans off of the page and emblazoned them onto our hearts. A mouth-gaping read from one of the most steadfast champions for justice of our time.” — Kenya Barris, creator of Black-ish “There is much more to inequality and discrimination than we know, and Crump will open your eyes. Pay attention.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “. . . alarming yet credible account.” — Publishers Weekly “. . . deeply disturbing account of how the justice system is used to maintain a system of inequality and justify the murder of black Americans.” — Book Riot "Ben Crump is a warrior on the front lines of the war for social justice. These notes from the legal battlefield of civil rights pushes us beyond lazy presumptions of where we are as a society to the hard truths of what we have achieved and how far we still have to go.” — Reginald Hudlin, writer, director, and producer
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Illusion of Justice
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Buting commands attention with his account of Steven Avery's trial... [He] uses his expertise to make a convincing case... A compelling portrait of the mechanisms of building a murder defense. A fantastic look behind the scenes of the U.S. justice system." -- Kirkus Reviews
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc One Damn Thing After Another
Book SynopsisINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former attorney general provides a candid account of his historic tenures serving two vastly different presidents, George H.W. Bush was largely the result of chance, while his second tenure under President Donald Trump a deliberate and difficult choice.
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HarperCollins Lawless
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe College Keyboarding Document Processing
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Penguin Putnam Inc One L
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Oxford University Press Conference Skills
Book SynopsisCovering all aspects of the client interview, Conference Skills is designed to help trainee barristers develop the key written, interpersonal, and case-work skills required to conduct successful client conferences. Special attention is devoted to skills of questioning, listening, and advising, to ensure the trainee barrister is well equipped to maximize a client conference in terms of gathering information and giving advice.Featuring numerous how-to-do-it guides, worked examples, and realistic case documentation, the manual offers practical step-by-step guidance so that the trainee barrister can approach any client conference with confidence.Digital formatsThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
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Oxford University Press Drafting
Book SynopsisDrafting is designed to equip trainee barristers with the requisite skills to draft high-quality legal documents across all areas of practice. The manual contains practical advice on the skill of drafting in a number of legal settings, including contract, tort, and criminal proceedings.Each chapter contains numerous examples accompanied by detailed commentary on the key features of the draft. Exercises are included throughout the manual, offering the opportunity to practice and perfect your own style of drafting.Digital formatsThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
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Oxford University Press Evidence
Book SynopsisDrawing on the authors' extensive experience in practice, Evidence is an excellent introduction to the principles underpinning the law of evidence. Key rules are explained clearly, while the practical approach equips students with a sound understanding of relevant evidential rules.
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Oxford University Press Remedies
Book SynopsisAdopting a highly practical approach, Remedies is designed to help trainee barristers identify appropriate remedial relief for their clients, and calculate damages where necessary.Remedies fully prepares trainee barristers for practice with coverage of the specific remedies which are available in various areas of law, including judicial review, trusts, unlawful discrimination, and EU remedies. The manual also details when specific remedies are available and what must be established for the chosen remedy to be granted.Digital formatsThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
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Oxford University Press Blackstones Police Manual Volume 1 Crime 2023
Book SynopsisThe only official source for police officers of the full syllabus for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates.
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Oxford University Press Blackstones Police Manuals Volume 2 Evidence and
Book SynopsisThe only official books for police officers preparing for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates.
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Oxford University Press Blackstones Police Manual Volume 3 General Police
Book SynopsisThe only official source for police officers of the full syllabus for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Exclusively endorsed by the College of Policing, Blackstone's Police Manuals are the most effective revision guides for exam candidates.
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OUP Oxford Law and Modern Society
Book SynopsisHow and why is so much new law made? By what right does a judge order that a man be sent to gaol? Why is so much of the law so contentious, and why should we, the people, accept the laws made by those who claim the right to govern us? In this lucid, stimulating, and thoroughly updated survey, P. S. Atiyah introduces the reader to a number of fundamental issues about the law, the legal profession, and the adjudicative process. He also discusses the effect of membership of the EC on our law, the recent controversy over the independence of the judiciary, and the problems arising from the cost of legal services and legal aid.
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Oxford University Press John Marshall Harlan
Book SynopsisJohn Marshall Harlan served on the Supreme Court from 1955 until his retirement and death in 1971. An articulate and forceful critic of the expansive civil liberties doctrines and constitutional trends of the period, Harlan is considered one of the most scholarly jurists ever to have served on the Supreme Court. This is the first book-length biography and analysis of his judicial and constitutional philosophy.Trade Review"An incisive and searching book on the life and judicial philosophy of the most respected conservative justice of our era. It merits wide and thoughtful reading."--Norman Dorsen, Stokes Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, and President, ACLU, 1976-1991 "Tinsley Yarbrough has done it again! His latest judicial biography provides a splendid analysis of Justice Harlan's impact on American constitutional law, the Supreme Court as an institution, and the pivotal role he played in shaping the courts of civil liberties. The book is must reading for every student of the Court."--Kermit L. Hall, Professor of History and Law, University of Florida, Gainesville "Provides the kind of masterful insight and evaluative prowess that enriches our understanding of the judiciary and the fascinatingly complex individuals who comprise it. John Marshall Harlan, although too often neglected, was one of its most meritorious, and we are in Professor Yarbrough's debt for bringing him to life in this splendid, eminently readable biography."--Henry J. Abraham, James Hart Professor, University of Virginia "Yarbrough offers the first major--and excellent--biography of one of the Warren Court's most interesting and brilliant figures....An absorbing and scholarly analysis of one of the Supreme Court's truly great jurists."--Kirkus Reviews
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Oxford University Press, USA Divorce Lawyers at Work
Book SynopsisThe authors look at how divorce lawyers actually work to address the question of legal professionalism in practice.Trade 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 "An outstanding contribution to our understanding of the effects of context on lawyers' practice."--Buffalo Law 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 "All in all, this book deserves wide readership among all sociologists with an interest in professional work, not just those with a specialist concern for law and lawyering." - - American Journal of Sociology "Mather, McEwen, and Maiman have produced a splendid book, persuasive in its arguments and a pleasure page by page." - -Contemporary Sociology "This is a fine book. It is clearly written, concise, and packed with useful insights into the professional life and values of practitioners of divorce law. It deserves to be read by scholars of family law and by sociologists of work and the professions." - - Contemporary Sociology Divorce Lawyers at Work offers a rich, vivid account of the changing nature of family law practice. It will be invaluable to those interested in understanding the legal profession and the operation of the legal system, warts and all, in one of the most emotionally fraught legal arenas. It also would be an excellent companion to anyone suffering the travails of divorce--and an accurate (if sometimes unflattering) mirror of the lawyers who represent them."--Richard E. Abel, Connell Professor of Law, UCLA This is, first of all, a suburb study of one segment of the practicing bar--divorce lawyers--but it also addresses a host of questions about the meaning of professionalism and the contemporary tensions within the practice of law. Every scholar of the legal profession must read this book. It will also be of immense interest to almost every practicing lawyer, and, indeed, to students trying to find out what the real practice of law is all about."--Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School How do the demands and expectations of divorcing people in the U.S. intersect with the practice of divorce lawyers? This book offers a learned answer to a question that has occupied much speculation. We now have a comprehensive study to inform our relentless desire to understand how legal practice constitutes the demise of marriage."--Christine Harrington, Associate Professor of Law and Society, New York University "Mather, McEwen, and Maiman have written an invaluable book for scholars and practitioners alike. Everyday, divorce lawyers face conflicts about how to balance contending demands from clients, colleagues, and courts. In this thoughtful, probing, and important book, the authors demonstrate that the norms of professional collegiality are alive and well--if in multiple and complicated ways."--Carroll Seron, author of The Business of Practicing Law: The Work Lives of Solo and Small-Firm Attorneys "This topic is of great interest to not only those concerned with the practice of law, but also with broader social welfare interests in the management of the divorce process, and with a sociological interest in the development and pressures on the legal profession. The authors are in the first rank in their field, and write with clarity and authority. Their book is an important contribution to the field."--Mavis Maclean, Director, Oxford Center for Family Law Policy
£32.39
OUP USA 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to the language of the American legal system.Trade Review"In addition to defining the 1,001 headwords, Feinman uses his expertise and insight to interpret clearly, succinctly, and intelligibly ten legal problems often encountered by ordinary people (e.g., what is power of attorney; how to understand a contract, how to make a living will). Summing Up: Highly recommended."--Choice"In a sense, the book is unique. Unlike a weighty tome, it is small, and handy. With a focus on the non-lawyer, it is simple, and direct--changing technical terms to comprehensible."--Global Law Review"Ideal for students and general users who may need to look up the spelling, usage, or the definition of legal terms in plain English."--American Reference Book Annual 2004"A dictionary useful everywhere from landlord--tenant court to the U.S. Supreme Court."--The Atlantic City Press"A very good alternative for the layman who neither needs nor wants the thick and heavy standard legal dictionaries."--Catholic Library World
£11.87
Oxford University Press Inc The Globalization of Legal Education A Critical
Book SynopsisThe Globalization of Legal Education, with contributors from nine countries, seeks to critically understand the processes of legal education reform and resistance and to point to what these processes mean for law and lawyers inside and outside of the United States.
£125.05
Clarendon Press Standing Accused The Organization and Practices of Criminal Defence Lawyers in Britain Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
Book SynopsisBased on a large study of legal professional practice, involving nearly 50 solicitors' firms, this book offers a critical examination of the practices and organization of defence lawyers in Britain - from the moment of initial contact through to the preparation and presentation of defendants.Trade ReviewDisturbing conclusions ... Standing Accused is powerful evidence of the extent to which the client is dependent on lawyers ... the book identifies fundamental concerns about the provision of legal service which need to be addressed. * David Pannick QC, The Times *The book really is compulsive reading for anyone engaged in criminal defence work. * The Lawyer *Standing Accused makes out a prima facie case against the existing arrangements, calls into question the roseate view commonly taken of the virtues of legal representation in criminal cases, and that anyone who reads this book will be driven to ponder further the professional standards and philosophy which ought to underpin a system of criminal defence. It is a significant and unsettling work. * Cambridge Law Journal *Standing Accused is powerful evidence of the extent to which the client is dependent on Lawyers ... the book identifies fundamental concerns about the provision of legal service which need to be addressed. * The Times *a compelling and characteristically provocative research report which is a credit to all concerned: the researchers and authors for their hard work, and Oxford University Press for conceiving its Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice series sufficiently broadly to include empirical studies ... Standing Accused is an impressive and disturbing work which will intrigue and entertain and dismay the reader ... It does ... stand a good chance of becomming a sociological classic; and in the meantime the book's accessible style and intelligent use of vivid empirical material ought to commend it to a wider audience than the "lawyers, scholars and professionals interested in the administration of justice" for whom the publishers (justifiably) assert that Standing Accused is compulsory reading * Law Quarterly Review *This is a timely, important and salutary book. * LCCJ Newsletter *Table of ContentsDefence solicitors in criminal cases - an introduction; organization and characteristics of criminal firms; the culture of criminal defence; pre-interrogation advice; advisors at interrogation; at the office - getting the client's story; the solicitor at court - client management and bail hearings; the solicitor at court - plea and mitigation; contested trials in Magistrates' Courts; solicitors, barristers and the Crown Court. Appendix: growth in criminal legal representation and legal aid in Magistrates' Courts, 1964-1990.
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Oxford University Press English Lawyers between Market and State The Politics of Professionalism Oxford SocioLegal Studies
Book SynopsisToward the end of the twentieth century, English lawyers enjoyed widespread respect and prosperity. They had survived criticism by practitioners and academics and a Royal Commission enquiry, but the final decade witnessed profound changes. First the Conservatives sought to apply laissez-faire principles to the profession. Then Labour transformed the legal aid scheme it had created half a century earlier. At the same time, the profession confronted cumulative changes in higher education and women''s aspirations, internal and external competition, and dramatic fluctuations in demand. This book analyses the politics of professionalism during that tumultuous decade, the struggles among individual producers (barristers, solicitors, foreign lawyers, accountants) their associations, consumers (individual and corporate, public and private) and the state to shape the market for legal services by deploying economic, political and rhetorical resources (including changing conceptions of professionTrade Review'Abel has long been the most learned and perceptive commentator on the English legal profession...This is an immensely important book...' * Geoffrey Bindman, the Law Society Gazette, 11 December 2003 *'I pay fulsome tribute...to Abel's remarkable grasp of the subject... Anyone interested in the history of the English legal profession is ...indebted to him...' * Michael Zander QC *...Professor Abel's ... complex theorisation of the recent history of the legal profession is drawn from extraordinarily detailed source work. The result is a rich critical history which will prove invaluable for students of the English and Welsh legal profession. At the same time the fact that the analysis is set in the context of underlying social and political change renders it an important contribution to our understanding of the ongoing reconfiguration of state and citizenship. * Dr Hilary Sommerlad *...Professor Abel once again shows his absolute mastery of the subject area, of the background, of the theory and of the facts. This is a book for researchers, for serious students, for historians and policy makers and for practitioners with a view beyond the immediate. It will be essential reading for anybody who wishes to comment on a crucial decade in the development of the English legal profession...The final chapter brings an overall analysis with strong, unremitting and characteristic comment from the most important commentator on the English legal professional scene. No one can detract from the comprehensive majesty of the agglomeration or the certainty of its analytic touch. * Professor Avrom Sherr *Table of Contents1. The Legal Profession in English Politics ; 2. An Unlikely Revolutionary ; 3. Halting the Tide ; 4. Reflecting Society? ; 5. Defending the Temple ; 6. Controlling Competition ; 7. Conservatives Cut Legal Aid Costs ; 8. Labour Ends Legal Aid As We Know It ; 9. Serving Two Masters: The Dilemma of Self-Regulation ; 10. Governing a Fractious Profession ; 11. The Future of Legal Professionalism
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Oxford University Press A Practical Approach to Effective Litigation
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the key skills that a lawyer needs to handle a case effectively, a topic that is not covered coherently in any other book. At a time of rapid and wide-ranging change in the delivery of legal services, the current edition involves a complete reworking of the last edition to take into account the implications of the implementation of the Jackson Review, and to see effective litigation clearly in the context of concerns about funding, case management by the court, costs, and the growing use of alternative dispute resolution. The book has a strong focus on the needs of the legal practitioner, the decisions to be taken at each stage of a case, and the criteria to apply in making those decisions. This is all securely based in references to relevant Civil Procedure Rules and decided cases, with checklists and commentary to assist in the project management of a case. The book also focuses on the skills a lawyer needs to work effectively. This includes skills in dealing with Table of Contents1. The growing focus on 'Effective' Litigation ; 2. An Overview of the Litigation Process ; 3. Dispute Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution Options ; 4. Legal Practitioners and the developing Professional Context ; 5. Advising a Client and Taking Instructions ; 6. Financing Litigation ; 7. Establishing and Analysing Facts ; 8. Making best use of relevant Law ; 9. Defining Issues ; 10. Joining the right Parties ; 11. Legal Letters and Opinions ; 12. Drafting Statements of Case ; 13. Pursuing Appropriate Remedies ; 14. Defending an Action ; 15. Track Allocation and Directions ; 16. Active Case Management and the use of Sanctions ; 17. Costs Management and Budgeting ; 18. Evidence, Disclosure and Witness Statements ; 19. The potential roles of Experts ; 20. Procedural Rules as Practical Tools ; 21. Managing Risk and Cost Benefit Assessment ; 22. Settling a Case and Part 36 offers ; 23. Preparing a Case for trial and drafting Skeleton Arguments ; 24. Presenting a Case in Court ; 25. Costs Orders and Costs Shifting ; 26. Enforcing a Judgment ; 27. Challenging a Judgment ; 27. Your Practice
£114.75
Oxford University Press Lawyers Skills
Book SynopsisLawyers'' Skills helps students develop the legal skills required for successful practice in the modern solicitor''s firm. The book equips students with a solid understanding of the theory and concepts underpinning the key skills areas of legal writing and drafting, interviewing and advising, practical legal research, and advocacy. Guidance is also provided on a range of other professional skills which should be mastered before going into practice, including effective time management, negotiation, and email etiquette.The inclusion of realistic examples from practice, tasks, and reflective exercises emphasizes the interactive nature of skills as a subject and encourages students to develop, practise, and refine their legal skills. Chapter summaries, diagrams, and self-test questions are also featured throughout and provide additional learning support to students. The text is essential reading for all LPC students and is also a useful source of reference for newly-qualified practitioners.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources. - Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience - 12 month''s access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024. - The online resources for students include a selection of realistic sample documentation designed to highlight legal writing and drafting in action across a range of legal documents, and references to further reading for those wishing to delve deeper into the subject area. - For lecturers a test bank of multiple choice questions is available to registered adopters and can be used to assess students'' understanding of topics covered in the book.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Interviewing and advising 3: Legal writing 4: Drafting legal documents 5: Legal research 6: Practical problem-solving 7: Negotiation 8: Advocacy and the solicitor 9: Managing your workload 10: Continuing your learning
£42.74
Oxford University Press Conveyancing
Book SynopsisConveyancing is designed for trainee solicitors studying applied land law on the Professional Practice Course in Ireland and will also be of benefit to practitioners. The manual offers complete coverage of all the knowledge needed when practising conveyancing, including the legal concept of property, and the protection, acquisition, and movement of proprietary interests.Featuring sample documentation and precedents illustrating the procedural aspects of conveyancing, this tenth edition has been fully revised to cover legislative changes, updates to taxation, and new practice directions and developments in property registration, including new sections on eRegistration, landdirect.ie, edischarges and expanded material on drafting a statement of title. This edition also includes the QeD form (Quick electronic Discharge) for Residential Property; updated Law Society Practice notes; an update to HomeBond cover for new builds and updated sample deeds and notes on title chart. The principles Table of Contents1: Introduction to Conveyancing and Systems of Registration 2: Steps in a Conveyancing Transaction 3: Ethics 4: Title 5: Investigation of Title 6: Contract for Sale 7: The Family Home 8: Drafting 9: Mortgages 10: Searches 11: Planning 12: New Houses 13: First Registration 14: Dealing with Registered Land 15: Requisitions on Title 16: Conveyancing and Taxation
£71.24
Oxford University Press Blackstones Police Manual Volume 1 Crime 2024
Book Synopsis`IBlackstone''s Police Manuals 2024, endorsed by the College of Policing, are the only official study guides for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Straightforward and accessible, Blackstone''s Police Manuals are the only resource used by question writers when preparing a NPPF Step Two Legal Examination and each of the three volumes forms part of the only comprehensive version of the 2024 syllabus.Blackstone''s Police Manual Volume 1: Crime 2024 covers areas including Homicide, Sexual Offences, Fraud, State of Mind, and Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person. For complex or commonly misunderstood areas, there are handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2024 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law, as well as revised keynotes on important areas and improved structuring to aid revision.Also available in the series are: Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure 2024 and Volume 3: General Police Duties 2024.Blackstone''s Police Manuals are also available as part of our online Blackstone''s Police Manuals and Q&As service: http://www.blackstonespoliceservice.com
£43.15
Oxford University Press, USA Blackstones Police Manuals Volume 2 Evidence and
Book SynopsisBlackstone''s Police Manuals 2024, endorsed by the College of Policing, are the only official study guides for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination. Straightforward and accessible, Blackstone''s Police Manuals are the only resource used by question writers when preparing an NPPF Step Two Legal Examination and each of the four volumes forms part of the only comprehensive version of the 2024 syllabus.Blackstone''s Police Manual Volume 2: Evidence and Procedure 2024 covers areas including Bail, Disclosure of Evidence, and Court Procedure and Witnesses, as well as PACE Codes C, D, E, and F. For complex or commonly misunderstood areas, there are handy Keynote boxes, which point to relevant case law or provide an example of how material is used in a practical sense, helping you to establish the connections between legislation and police procedure. The 2024 edition has been updated to incorporate all recent legislative developments and case law.Also available in the series are: Volume 1: Crime
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