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Stephen Gillers
Professor of Law, NYU
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Why won't Bochco put L.A. Law on DVD or the Web? Maybe we need a petition.
Commented Aug 30, 2009 on Is there a "canon" of legal ethics video clips? at Legal Ethics Forum
Is there a "canon" of legal ethics video clips?
This afternoon in my PR class, I am going to show the 60 Minutes story on Alton Logan, which is the best vehicle I have found for helping students appreciate the stakes of the confidentiality rule. I do not show many videos in class (though "The Hammer" Shapiro TV ads help frame our discussion ...
I think by "independence" is meant freedom from the influence of others who might sway the lawyer from his or her loyalty to the client. Structurally, those others would include nonlawyers with equity interests in a law firm or who have managerial authority over the legal work of lawyers in the firm. I'm not sure what else it includes.
Commented Aug 27, 2009 on The ABA's 20/20 Commission at Legal Ethics Forum
The ABA's 20/20 Commission
The charge to the ABA's new 20/20 Commission is expansive. This is from the press release: “Technological advances and globalization have changed our profession in ways not yet reflected in our ethics codes and regulatory structure. Technologies such as e-mail, the Internet and smart phone...
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