Contributions

  • Sarat, Austin. - Contributor
  • Scheingold, Stuart A. - Contributor

Publication

2005 - Stanford Law and Politics, Stanford, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

121,500 words, Guess

Page Count

486 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads706724
  • LibraryThing1013681

Classifications

  • DDC340/.115
  • LCCK118.P82 W67 2005

Description

The study of cause lawyering has grown dramatically and is now an important field of research in socio-legal studies and in research on the legal profession. The Worlds Cause Lawyers Make: Structure and Agency in Legal Practice adds to that growing body of research by examining the connections between lawyers and causes, the settings in which cause lawyers practice, and the ways they marshal social capital and make strategic decisions. The book describes the constraints to cause lawyering and the particulars that shape what cause lawyers do and what cause lawyering can be, while also focusing on the dynamic interactions of cause lawyers and the legal, professional, and political contexts in which they operate. It presents a constructivist view of cause lawyering, analyzing what cause lawyers do in their day-to-day work, how they do it, and what difference their work makes. Taken together, the essays collected in this volume show how cause lawyers construct their legal and professional contexts and also how those contexts constrain their professional lives.--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Topics

Cause lawyersCause lawyers.Practice of lawPolitical aspectsPublic interest lawPublic interest law.Moral and ethical aspects

Other Editions

  • The worlds cause lawyers make: structure and agency in legal practiceStanford Law and Politics2005-01-01

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