Open AccessPractising Law in a Commercial Environment: Is the Customer Always Right?
Author(s) -
Anne O’Brien
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v28i1.6082
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , law , law and economics , business , sociology , political science , public relations , engineering ethics , engineering
It is maintained by some that the concept of professionalism is outdated and incompatible with the business entities which law firms have become. In this article the author examines the concept of professionalism and· the tensions that exist in modern legal practise. She concludes that, while adjustment is necessary, the two are not incompatible. Indeed continued adherence to the principle of professionalism is necessary to the health of any legal practise.