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Pro Bono in Principle and in Practice
Deborah L. Rhode
其他書名
Public Service and the Professions
出版
Stanford University Press
, 2005
主題
Law / Legal Profession
Law / Civil Procedure
ISBN
0804751072
9780804751070
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DpYTNJZGloAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book explores the aspirational principles and actual practices concerning lawyers pro bono service. It begins from the premise that both the profession and the public have much to gain from reducing the gap between ideals and institutions. To that end, the book provides the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers. Attention is focused on the workplace factors and law school experiences that encourage charitable public interest activities. The book also includes the first comparative study of public service by looking at volunteer work by other professionals and by lawyers in other countries.
Part I of the book explores the literature on altruistic commitments among the public in general, and lawyers in particular. Part II traces the evolution of attorneys pro bono responsibilities. Part III presents findings of the empirical survey. Part IV draws on these findings, together with prior research, to propose strategies for increasing and improving lawyers pro bono activity.