This publication includes a comprehensive selection from the sixth edition of Gino Dal Ponts text, Lawyers Professional Responsibility providing students with a guide to the sources of professional responsibility. This sits alongside selections from the second edition of Bobette Wolskis textbook, Skills, Ethics and Values for Legal Practice that contextualise legal ethics and includes an introduction to essential communication skills.
Also included are chapters from the third edition of Ros Macdonald and Deborah Clark-Dicksons work, Clear and Precise Writing Skills for Todays Lawyer. Together these extracts provide an overview of the law of professional responsibility as well as practical examples of how good communication can overcome many of the hurdles faced by lawyers in their day to day dealings with clients, the court and third parties.
