Andrew Francis

At the Edge of Law

Emergent and Divergent Models of Legal Professionalism

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Produktbeschreibung

At the Edge of Law presents an analysis of the changing nature of contemporary legal professionalism. It employs a methodological approach and presents a series of case studies built on original empirical research. It focuses on those operating at the margins of legal professionalism in England and Wales, and also includes comparative material on the US and Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780754677444
• ISBN-10: 0754677443
• Artikelnr.: 41242733

Autorenporträt

Professor Andrew Francis is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Keele University. He has published widely in the area of the legal profession and legal education.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Lawyering at the Edge; Chapter 2 Theorizing
Professional Change and Advancement in Legal Services; Chapter 3 Outsiders
in Legal Education and Beyond: Marginal Students, Professional Identity and
Access to the Legal Profession; Chapter 4 Legal Executives: Chasing Shadows
or the Third Branch of the Profession?; Chapter 5 Legal Aid and Legal
Activists: Progressive Lawyering and Mainstream Professionalism; Chapter 6
Wealth Professionals: Expert Knowledge at the Intersection of Law and
Accountancy; Chapter 7 Collective Professional Projects, Individual Models
of Advancement and the Legal Services Act 2007; Chapter 8 Emergent and
Divergent Models of Legal Professionalism: Towards a Contingent
Professionalism;