Comments on: Social Justice Lawyering as Counterculture http://revolutionaryact.org/2009/01/social-justice-lawyering-as-counterculture/ "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - George Orwell Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Uri http://revolutionaryact.org/2009/01/social-justice-lawyering-as-counterculture/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Uri Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:13:03 +0000 http://revolutionaryact.org/?p=521#comment-797 one thing i've learned is that "legal ethics" is often shorthand for "the rules of the legal profession," which may be motivated by ethics, but might also be motivated by other considerations, such as creating more work for lawyers or restricting entry into the field. i see conflict of interest rules as being partially ethics-based, partly make-work. one thing i’ve learned is that “legal ethics” is often shorthand for “the rules of the legal profession,” which may be motivated by ethics, but might also be motivated by other considerations, such as creating more work for lawyers or restricting entry into the field. i see conflict of interest rules as being partially ethics-based, partly make-work.

]]> By: Paddy Mullen http://revolutionaryact.org/2009/01/social-justice-lawyering-as-counterculture/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Paddy Mullen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:48:08 +0000 http://revolutionaryact.org/?p=521#comment-795 I find it interesting that a lot of legal ethics stance seem to end up requiring more lawyers and more legal hours. I remember asking a lawyer if there are law firms that would review documents for a startup on an equity contigency, the lawyer immediately replied "oh that would be a conflict of interest, you'd have to hire another lawyer to negotiate the retainer for you". That is the first one that jumps to mind, but there are many others. Somehow this felt related I find it interesting that a lot of legal ethics stance seem to end up requiring more lawyers and more legal hours.

I remember asking a lawyer if there are law firms that would review documents for a startup on an equity contigency, the lawyer immediately replied “oh that would be a conflict of interest, you’d have to hire another lawyer to negotiate the retainer for you”. That is the first one that jumps to mind, but there are many others. Somehow this felt related

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