Divorce Lawyers at Work Varieties of

WINNER OF THE C. HERMAN PRITCHETT BOOK AWARD for the best book publishedin the Law and Courts field during 2001How do lawyers think about and make the important decisions that constitute theday-to-day practice of law? This book explores that question through anextensive empirical study of lawyers practicing divorce law in New England. Theauthors emphasize the importance of "collegial control" in shaping lawyers'decisions and identify a variety of "communities of practice" that serve as keyagents of that control.Offering a new understanding of the nature of lawyers' work in divorce law aswell as a new perspective on legal professionalism, this book is requiredreading for scholars, students, and practitioners.

Debating Professionalism and Control over Lawyers' Work

3

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The Many Faces of Professionalism in Divorce Practice

16

(25)

Communities of Practice

41

(23)

The Boundaries of Expertise

64

(23)

Maintaining Control over Clients

87

(23)

The Meaning of Advocacy

110

(23)

Serving Clients while Protecting the Bottom Line

133

(24)

Constructing Professional Meaning and Identity in the Practice of Divorce Law

157

(18)

From Professionalism to Collegial Control

175

(20)

Appendix: Studying Divorce Lawyers at Work

195

(8)

Notes

203

(24)

References

227

(12)

Index

239

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Divorce Lawyers at Work Varieties of Professionalism in Practice

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