Legal Ethics |  | Author: Kent Kauffman
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Category: Book
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Edition: 2
Pages: 624
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 142830410X
Dewey Decimal Number: 174
EAN: 9781428304109
ASIN: 142830410X
Publication Date: July 17, 2008
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Product Description
Legal Ethics, second edition, provides a variety of methods designed to improve the reader's understanding of ethical rules. The premise of the book is that students should be given clear information so that they can understand complex concepts-because all legal professionals are required to act with the same professional care as attorneys. It provides a thorough and substantive analysis of the major principles that affect how the practice of law is regulated. To provide an example of the lawyer-disciplinary process, a provocative look at the disbarment proceedings against President Clinton is presented in the first chapter. Other real-world examples and hypotheticals are provided throughout the chapters in order to facilitate a better grasp on the technical material. Visual aids are provided throughout the text, so that critical and difficult concepts can be better understood. Review questions at the end of each chapter can also serve as a springboard for further, independent study, if desired. A legal ethics movie guide at the book's end is also included, where the author reviews over twenty, entertaining movies that have a connection to legal ethics or the practice of law.
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The Most Interesting Textbook I've Ever Read December 10, 2008
D. Till (Fort Wayne, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This textbook is power-packed with useful information. Whether the reader is a paralegal, legal assistant, or just the curious type, s/he will have a hard time putting it down. It is stuffed with caselaw used to highlight specific lessons and "Not Quite Lincoln" passages that depict extreme examples of ethical mishaps in the field of law. The opening two chapters are an extensive introduction into legal ethics. The chapters on the "Unauthorized Practice of Law" and "Fees and Fee Sharing" were immensely helpful in answering questions I've had since I began my education in Paralegal Studies.
This textbook is written with an entertaining flair and style not often used in college textbooks--making it much easier to read and retain. The study of legal ethics showcases attorneys (and sometimes their staff) at their very worst and Kent Kauffman does an outstanding job using their professional blunders to inform the reader of just what and what not to do.
The only thing better than reading his book, is taking his class (where you'll have to read the book anyway). BUY THIS BOOK!
Legal Ethics February 18, 2010
Carol S., Justice (Evansville Indiana)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a school book it is very interesting and informative, not as dry as many are.
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