Lawyers in Australia / by John Littrich and Karina Murray.

Alexandria, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2019.

4th ed.

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Lawyers -- Australia.

Law -- Australia.

Part I: The legal profession

1. Lawyers

2. Legal education in Australia

3. Legal culture

4. The judiciary

Part II: The ethical context

5. Ethics, values and professionalism

6. Regulating 'the profession' in Australia

7. Admission to the profession

8. Conduct, complaints and discipline

Part III: The professional context

9. The lawyer-client relationship : the retainer

10. The lawyer-client relationship :costs and the duty to account

11. The lawyer-client relationship : the duty to advise

12. The lawyer-client relationship : the duty of competence

13. The lawyer-client relationship : the duty of loyalty

14. The lawyer's duty to the court and the proper administration of justice

15. The lawyer's duty to other members of the profession and to third parties

Part IV: The sociological context

16. Access to justice : meeting the costs

17. Access to justice : equality before the law

18. Access to justice : indigenous Australians.

Lawyers in Australia is a wide-ranging and detailed examination of the legal profession and its ethical framework. It contextualises the role, responsibilities and ethics of lawyers in contemporary Australian society and discusses recent trends and issues. It has continued to be a popular text for the teaching of legal ethics courses since the first edition was published in 2007. Its detailed examination of the legal profession, its make-up and its ethical framework, access to justice and consideration of future issues confronting the legal profession, all make it of interest and relevance to academic, student and practitioner alike. Key changes to the new edition include: revised structure with content about the ethical, professional and sociological aspects of the legal profession organised into easily identifiable sections; updated and expanded use of case law including cases decided in accordance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law; up-to-date coverage of the various legislative regimes that regulate entry to the profession and the conduct of those within it; refreshed commentary on the delivery and regulation of legal education, the development of a national legal profession and future issues facing the profession; and revised teaching resources in the form of updated discussion and research questions relating to each chapter. - Publisher's website.

Previous ed.: 2015.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published works with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781760022129

xxxii, 464 p. ; 24 cm