NCJ Number
5256
Journal
Nebraska Law Review Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1972) Pages: 421-455
Date Published
1972
Length
35 pages
Annotation
ROLE OF THE AMERICAN LAWYER IN MEETING THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSIVENESS TO THE RULE OF LAW AND CONSTITUTIONALLY PROMISED EQUAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE RIGHT OF THE PROFESSION ON THE STARTING BLOCK OF THE 70'S IS CONSIDERED, AND THE MEANING OF CANON EIGHT OF THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ROLE OF THE LAWYER AS A SOCIAL. THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AREA OF THE ORGANIZED BAR AND SOME SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEED FOR COHESION OF REFORM EFFORT ARE CONSIDERED. THE THESIS THAT THE AMERICAN LAWYER HAS THE HIGHEST DUTY TO WORK IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST IS PRESENTED AND A MAJOR RE-ORIENTATION OF LEGAL EDUCATION DESIGNED TO BOTH EMPHASIZE THIS PUBLIC INTEREST PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATION AND TO ACQUAINT MORE EFFECTIVELY THE LAW STUDENT WITH THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAW IS SUGGESTED.