Written by the leading authority on legal decision making, Professional Judgment for Lawyers integrates empirical legal research, cognitive and social psychology, organizational behavior, legal ethics, and neuroscience to understand and improve decision making by attorneys, clients, judges, arbitrators, mediators, and juries.

In Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment, Paul Brest and Linda Hamilton Krieger have written a systematic guide to creative problem solving that prepares students to exercise effective judgment and decision making skills in the complex social environments in which they will work. The book represents a major milestone in the education of lawyers and policymakers, Developed by two leaders in the field, this first book of its type includes material drawn from statistics, decision science, social and cognitive psychology, the "judgment and decision making" (JDM) literature, and behavioral economics. It combines quantitative approaches to empirical analysis and decision making (statistics and decision science) with the psychological literature illustrating the systematic errors of the intuitive decision maker. The book can stand alone as a text or serve as a supplement to a core law or public policy curriculum. Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment: A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers prepares students and professionals to be creative problem solvers, wise counselors, and effective decision makers. The authors' ultimate goals are to help readers "get it right" in their roles as professionals and citizens, and to arm them against common sources of judgment error.

Previous editions published : 2003 (5th) and 1992 (2nd).

Edmund Burke: Modernity, Politics, and Aesthetics examines the philosophy of Burke in view of its contribution to our understanding of modernity. Stephen K. White argues that Burke shows us how modernity engenders an implicit forgetfulness of human finitude. White illustrates this theme by showing how Burke's political thought, his judgment of the modern system of morality and policy, and its taste for a false sublime are structured by his aesthetics.

‘This is the fourth in my series of books about professionals and their practice. It investigates the importance of learning from work-based experiences in a supportive ‘community of practice’ that encourages reflection. It concentrates on the exercise of professional judgement in the context of mastering the craft of lawyering. I feel that this is especially important at this point in time when current changes in the way legal services are delivered may put at risk the traditional method the legal profession has used to develop this in its new entrants. Everyone involved in the UK legal profession is well aware of recent changes to its structure and methods of working. The opening up of the legal services market to ‘alternative business structures’ following the Legal Services Act 2007 has created a variety of delivery mechanisms, ranging from acquisitions of indigenous law firms by other jurisdictions to new corporate entrants adding legal advice to their existing ‘products’. Adjustments to fee levels and work practices mean that some are concentrating on specialist advice while others are employing para-legals to complete work on ‘commoditised’ client files. Whether these responses will achieve the government-commissioned Clementi Report’s (Clementi 2004) aim of improving the quality of the provision of legal services remains to be seen. Some incomers have already found it more difficult than they anticipated to operate profitably and have withdrawn from the market. However, the overall effect has been to fragment what, up until 2007, had been a fairly cohesive profession. Regardless of all of this, clients continue to expect their legal advisors to provide them with solutions to their problems and where needed, access to justice. To achieve this, given the complexities of what is involved in the application of the relevant law to the particular situations clients find themselves in, lawyers have to exercise their professional judgement so as to determine what options are available and, most importantly, achievable. Traditionally, they have developed the ability to do this through induction to and subsequent experience in a ‘community of practice’ where more senior practitioners allocate tasks to and supervise novices as well as share with them the way they arrive at and implement the most appropriate choice available in the specific set of circumstances. However, recent alterations in work practices brought about, in particular, by information technology have reduced the availability of the type of low-risk routine work usually completed by trainees to allow them to gain experience and proficiency. So this book is about identifying how lawyers, up to this point in time, have developed their judgement and, through recognising the changes affecting their profession, offering a model that will continue to allow new entrants to achieve this, regardless of the type of legal services providers they work in. In addition, given that external influences, including IT and pressures on profits are being felt by many professions, I hope that the Model will also be relevant to other disciplines where the training of novices has to be embedded in organisations that need to match their people and resources with the management of risk, client satisfaction and quality of services.

The Seventh Edition of Examples & Explanations for Professional Responsibility is a thorough and comprehensive text that can be used by students as a study aid and by professional responsibility teachers as a class text. It covers the whole field of professional responsibility, focusing not only on the ABA Model Rules, but on the often-complex relationship between the rules and doctrines of agency, tort, contract, evidence, and constitutional law. Beginning with the formation of the attorney-client relationship, the book proceeds through topics including attorneys’ fees, malpractice and ineffective assistance of counsel, confidentiality and privilege rules, conflicts of interest, witness perjury and litigation misconduct, advertising and solicitation, admission to practice, and the organization of the legal profession. Coverage includes all subjects that are tested on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), including judicial ethics, a subject tested on the MPRE and not often covered thoroughly, if at all, in law school professional responsibility courses; the ABA's simplification of the rules on advertising and solicitation; Model Rule 8.4(g) on discrimination in the practice of law; the California Supreme Court's Sheppard Mullin opinion on advance waivers of conflicts, and continuing developments in the impact of technology on the practice of law. New to the Seventh Edition: Expanded coverage of developments in the law having to do with lawyering, including ABA rules, ethics opinions, and cases New and revised examples and explanations in many chapters Top-to-bottom comprehensive revision and updates of all areas of professional responsibility, with attention to areas that are particularly challenging for students (as well as many practicing lawyers!), such as conflicts of interest and privilege and confidentiality Professors and students will benefit from: A study aid that, without "teaching to the test," provides students with thorough preparation for the MPRE, which is the first licensing exam that many law students take MPRE-style multiple-choice questions in the Examples The depth and sophistication of the coverage

"Whelan has written a book that anyone interested in the law should queue to buy." – The Times (of the 1st edition) “A classic work” – Michael Beloff KC, Former President, Trinity College Oxford, Treasurer, Gray's Inn Lawyers are universally unpopular, but is that justified? Aren't lawyers necessary for justice? This book uses real-world examples, case studies, and commentary from practitioners to answer this question and to reveal the many and varied strategies American and English lawyers use to protect clients. It shows how lawyers tackle their conflicting duties, and highlights the choices lawyers everywhere routinely make through their power of decision. What emerges are new ways of understanding the critical role lawyers play in society – and their professional responsibilities. This new edition considers the litigation surrounding Donald Trump and the role played by his lawyers. It includes a new chapter on SLAPPs and the way the law is used to advance clients' interests. This book presents a unique and fascinating account of what happens when lawyers' duties to clients conflict with their duties to the legal system, and looks in detail at the ethical codes and laws that regulate their conduct.

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Litigation finance sits at the intersection of many well-known subjects within the law school curriculum: contracts, torts, civil procedure, evidence, professional responsibility, insurance, and capital markets. There are no professionally produced materials for a professor who wants to teach an entire semester-long course on litigation finance. This casebook is an attempt to fill that gap. Its ten chapters provide a foundation for a two- or three-credit class, although many of the chapters could also be used individually as supplemental material for a free-standing unit on litigation finance in another course, such as torts, civil procedure, or the law of lawyering. Notwithstanding the fact that the law of litigation finance is rapidly developing as investment in litigation and legal services grows, the cases and other materials contained in this book will remain relevant and useful to anyone trying to teach students about this important new body of law. Benefits for instructors and students: Careful selection of the leading cases in the United States about the development and current law of assignment and litigation finance. Diverse selection of secondary source material, including major law review articles, as well as reports and advocacy materials from supporters and critics of litigation finance. Notes following the readings help the student progress through the materials in a logical and coherent manner.