Synopsis

The new edition of this extremely popular casebook retains the sophisticated yet lively mix of up-to-date materials and realistic problems that has earned the loyalty of generations of adopters. Regulation of Lawyers, Seventh Edition, equips students to detect and avoid improper conduct in their professional lives.

Refined through years of classroom use, this casebook:

• offers comprehensive coverage of the full range of professional liability issues
• presents a well-balanced assortment of cases, law review articles, timely materials (often drawn from recent headlines), engaging problems, and challenging notes
• recognizes that the law is not necessarily self-evident and goes beyond the Rules to present different perspectives that better prepare students for their future professional responsibilities
• contains an excellent selection of cases that exemplify multiple variations on particular themes
• uses realistic and helpful problems as a vehicle to enable students to understand the rules and regulations that will govern their professional behavior
• draws on the expertise of author Stephen Gillers, a highly visible national authority on the subject
• has an accessible and engaging style characterized by clarity and a touch of humor
• is accompanied by an outstanding statutory supplement, Regulation of Lawyers: Statutes and Standards, co-authored with Roy D. Simon, which covers all major, minor, and state variations on the rules governing lawyers and judge ;

Completely updated for its Seventh Edition, the book now offers:

• coverage of all changes made to the ABA Model Rules to date, including from the reports of the Ethics 2000 report and Multi-jurisdictional Practice Commissions and the ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility
• new, revised, and edited problems
• revised and updated Teacher's Manual, with a roadmap explaining the different ways the book can be organized

An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/gillers7

Booknews

Noting that legal ethics is about professional safety as much as morals, Gillers (New York U. School of Law) presents the new edition of a casebook on the rules that govern lawyers in American jurisprudence. Separate sections address the client-lawyer relationship, conflicts of interest, special roles, avoiding and redressing professional failure, and first amendment rights of lawyers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)