Abstract
Can our personal ethics and our professional ethics be in opposition? Our professional identity as lawyers is at the center of our personal morality. The legal profession is in crisis because we have lost sight of the deep theory of professionalism. This article focuses on our ultimate motivation for obeying rules, concentrating on three common categories: goal-based, rights-based, and duty-based theories. By examining these theories, the article argues that lawyers must turn away from the modern trend of goal instrumentalism and refocus legal practice on its humanistic roots.
Files
Metadata
- Subject
Law and Society
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Legal Writing and Research
Litigation
- Journal title
North Carolina Law Review
- Volume
72
- Pagination
1271-1278
- Date submitted
8 September 2022
- Keywords