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dc.creatorClarke, Elizabeth E.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-03T13:26:20Z
dc.date.available2013-12-03T13:26:20Z
dc.date.created2009
dc.identifierWLURG38_Clarke_POV_2009_wm
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/24178
dc.descriptionElizabeth E. Clarke is a member of the Class of 2010 of Washington and Lee University School of Law.en_US
dc.descriptionCapstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this Note, I argue that the obligations on the legal profession of service to the poor "both through pro bono work and indigent defense" must be bolstered and refined. Although existing methods of pro bono service are positive contributions that should be supported, these methods are limited and, as such, are unlikely to change the position of the poor. I argue that effective improvement of legal services to the poor can be accomplished by strengthening the language of the pro bono obligation within the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, restructuring law firms‘ pro bono compensation and requirements, and further developing pro bono service programs in law schools.9 A commitment to equal justice is fundamental to the legitimacy of democratic processes;10 through these three primary professional influences on lawyers, the profession‘s currently-deficient duty to equal justice may be better fulfilled.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLiz Clarke
dc.format.extent28 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Programen_US
dc.titleRethinking Professional Responsibility: The Need to Bolster Lawyers' Ethical Obligations in Pursuit of Social Justiceen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
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dc.rights.holderClarke, Elizabeth E.
dc.subject.fastSocial justiceen_US
dc.subject.fastLegal assistance to the pooren_US
dc.subject.fastLaw -- Study and teachingen_US
dc.subject.fastLaw schools -- Curriculaen_US
local.departmentShepherd Poverty Programen_US
local.scholarshiptypeCapstoneen_US


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