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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart A. Scheingold , Austin SaratPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9780804749473ISBN 10: 0804749477 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 13 September 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 1. Cause Lawyering and Conventional Lawyering: Professional and Political Perspectives 2. Cause Lawyering, Civic Professionalism, and the Organized Legal Profession: A Brief History 3. Beating the Odds: Cause Lawyering and Legal Education 4. Careers in Cause Lawyering: Risks and Rewards 5. Cause Lawyers and Liberal Democracy: On the Possibilities of Democratic Advocacy 6. Conclusion: Cause Lawyering in Compoarative and Global Perspective Notes References Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Public interest law United States, Practice of law Political aspects United States, Practice of law United States Moral and ethical aspectsReviewsThis superb new book ... is a rich synthesis of several decades of research on cause lawyers and cause lawyering... [It] is a must-read for all scholars and students interested in cause lawyers and the intersection between law and politics in the U.S. --The Law and Politics Book Review Scheingold and Sarat have produced an excellent synthesis of the existing research on cause lawyers and lawyering. They have done us all a great service in writing this new book. --Law and Politics Book Review Something To Believe In is a thoughtful and intellectual study of an approach to practicing law that elevates principle over pragmatic self-interest. --TRIAL Two political scientists provide a brief and fascinating overview of 'cause lawyering,' or the use of legal skills to pursue ideological goals that transcend traditional client service. --California Lawyer This highly engaging book is both a discriminating study and a rousing defense of what it unapologetically refers to as 'cause lawyering.' Professors Scheingold and Sarat offer fresh views on how lawyers so often end up isolated from their personal values, and are especially penetrating in analyzing the intricate connections between lawyers' roles and the ideals of a liberal democracy. - Scott Turow, Author of Reversible Errors and Ultimate Punishment; This is a concise, beautifully written, and ground-breaking book that sets forth a new theoretical roadmap for a diffuse, but increasingly important field. - Lucie White, Harvard Law School This superb new book ... is a rich synthesis of several decades of research on cause lawyers and cause lawyering... [It] is a must-read for all scholars and students interested in cause lawyers and the intersection between law and politics in the U.S. - The Law and Politics Book Review Scheingold and Sarat have produced an excellent synthesis of the existing research on cause lawyers and lawyering. They have done us all a great service in writing this new book. - Law and Politics Book Review Something To Believe In is a thoughtful and intellectual study of an approach to practicing law that elevates principle over pragmatic self-interest. - TRIAL Two political scientists provide a brief and fascinating overview of 'cause lawyering,' or the use of legal skills to pursue ideological goals that transcend traditional client service. - California Lawyer Author InformationStuart A. Scheingold is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Washington. Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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