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Can Lawyers Lie in Negotiations?
What are the ethical duties of lawyers engaged in negotiations? Are lawyers expected to lie on behalf of their clients in the course of negotiation of a deal? How far may a lawyer go in zealously advocating for the interests of the client without crossing the ethical...
Educating Students for the Practice of Law
A recent white paper discusses a survey of 300 hiring partners and senior associates in both litigation and transactional legal practice, to determine what skills in the areas of legal research, writing and transactional work are most desired in new lawyers. Among...
Implementing the Indian Child Welfare Act in the Aftermath of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. §1901 et seq.) was enacted in 1978 to address legitimate fears that many Indian children were being removed from their biological families and placed in non-Indian foster and adoptive homes. To remedy this situation the...
Attorney Susan Morgan Joins St. Francis Advisory Council
St. Francis School of Law is pleased to announce that attorney Susan Morgan has joined the School of Law’s Advisory Council. Morgan is the principal of Morgan Legal Services, a San Francisco law firm serving the legal needs of entrepreneurs. She is also Of Counsel...
Prosecuting Abusers
When you study in law school, you are invited into the lives of other people and called upon to gather the facts, identify the issues, and to be a persuasive advocate. Many students enter law school with the passion and tenacity to be strong debaters. By the end of...
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