Pro Bono in Principle and in Practice: Public Service and the Professions

by Deborah L. Rhode

Book Overview

This book explores the aspirational principles and actual practices concerning lawyers' pro bono service. It begins from the premise that both the profession and the public have much to gain from reducing the gap between ideals and institutions. To that end, the book provides the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers' pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers. Attention is focused...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804751072
• ISBN13: 9780804751070
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Stanford Law and Politics
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"