Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law (5th Edition) – eBook

Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law, 5th Edition, (PDF) is a problem-based casebook with a contemporary and thorough approach to challenging ethical dilemmas, motivating deep analysis and lively class discussion.

(Aspen Casebook Series)

Comprehensively updated, the 5th Edition presents:

• Deeper coverage of ethical issues for prosecutors
• Expanded coverage of the post-recession changes in the legal profession
• Fresh changes to the Model Rules and other new developments in the law governing lawyers, and several new examples of recent cases of lawyer misconduct
• Latest discussions of how the Internet is affecting law practice, including the use of e-mail, blogging, social media, and raising capital for law firms by crowdfunding
• Six new problems on conflicts of interest, prosecutorial investigations, a criminal defense lawyer s duty to investigate, and relationships between lawyers and judges
• Discussion of the effects on the confidentiality of employer monitoring of employees, government monitoring of electronic communications, and hacking of law firm computer systems
• Lerman/Schrag/Gupta Model Rules supplement includes 115 practice questions and detailed answers to help students get ready for the MPRE, and a selection of provisions from the state ethics codes that diverge from the Model Rules for comparative analysis

In this new Fifth Edition, professors and students will benefit from:

• A readable and enjoyable law school textbook
• Shocking examples of recent lawyer misconduct maintain student interest
• Graphics (cartoons, tables, photos) throughout, which make the presentation lively and engaging
• Problem-based approach, often based on real-life cases, offers students a practical way to test their understanding
• Clear expositions of the law allow professors to devote the majority of class time to interactive discussion of the problems
• Transformation of a course from an often-boring upper-class requirement to a learning environment that is educationally rich, engaging, and fun
• The problem method engages law students and generates class discussion because most problems present head-scratching dilemmas that students must puzzle through together
• Real-world problems, most based on actual cases, in which students are asked to step into the shoes of practicing lawyers to confront difficult ethical dilemmas that often arise in the early years of law practice.

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