Creating and maintaining a profession
The gates to the profession : the keys to the office
Admission to the bar
The unauthorized practice of law by nonlawyers
The unauthorized practice of law by lawyers
Introduction to secrecy
The attorney-client privilege
Client identity and the attorney-client privilege
The attorney-client privilege and physical evidence
Exceptions to the ethical duty of confidentiality
Exceptions to the attorney-client privilege
Dead man talking : the attorney-client privilege after a client dies
Corporations, corruption, and confidentiality
Principles of the adversary system
Civil matters and the adversary system
The no-contact rule : communicating with represented parties
The client's role in the adversary system
The perplexing problem of perjury
Candor and deception in offering testimony
Introduction to conflicts of interest
Who is a "client"?
Conflicts of interest with current clients
Conflicts of interest with former clients
Imputed conflicts and firewalls
Business transaction with clients
Introduction to legal fees : legal services for clients who can pay
Legal services for clients who cannot pay
Contingent fees : promise and problems
How do lawyers get clients?
How do lawyers get in trouble?
Are you your brother's keeper?
Legal malpractice and other suits against lawyers
Improving legal education
Who are the lawyers?
The diversity of the legal profession
Fighting discrimination in the legal profession : how should the legal profession fight discrimination?