Inside Lawyers' Ethics

The third edition of Inside Lawyers' Ethics offers an engaging and practical examination of the moral and ethical dilemmas that legal professionals may encounter in a rapidly changing professional environment. The text provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of general philosophical approaches to morality as well as the legal frameworks which govern ethical decision-making and practice. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides in-depth coverage of the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules (ASCR) to enable readers to successfully understand, analyse and apply guiding ethical frameworks. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter provide practical examples from case law, legal practice and research to illustrate common challenges and explain how ethical and moral principles can be applied to a variety of common scenarios. Written by leading academics in the field, this essential text equips readers with the skills to enact ethical behaviours and confidently confront common ethical challenges in their everyday practice.

• This third edition has been substantially revised, providing an engaging, contemporary and practical examination of the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by the legal profession
• Uses four different ethical perspectives (responsible lawyering, adversarial advocacy, moral activism, and ethics of care), with in-depth coverage of Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules (ASCR)
• Contains case studies, discussion questions, diagrams and worksheets which provide practical examples from case law, legal practice and research