Andrew Boon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4007832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Boon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Boon |
| SIGNATURE | BOON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cause Lawyers and the Alternative Ethical Paradigm
Career Paths and Choices in a Highly Differentiated Profession
Differences in the working lives of solicitors have become increasingly marked in recent years. Growing numbers of lawyers are employed in the public and corporate sectors and, with the increasing size and wealth of City of London commercial firms, there are significant differences between these firms and those ‘high‐street’ firms that serve local communities. These differences impact on lawyers throughout training and beyond, both in terms of ri…
Trials of Strength
The past 15 years have seen a significant attempt by governments in the United Kingdom to restructure the market for legal services. As a part of this program, in 1992 the English bar finally lost its exclusive jurisdiction over advocacy. Although solicitors could qualify to appear as advocates in the higher courts, few have so done. We explore the perceptions of legal professionals, solicitors, and barristers through a qualitative study. By exam…
History is Past Politics
In the past thirty years legal practice changed so significantly that afundamental response was demanded of legal education. Making legalskills a compulsory component in the vocational stage was an incompleteresponse. It addressed the technical competence of lawyers but leftsignificant gaps in professional preparation in terms of content andmethodology. By focusing on the educational and pedagogic implicationsof the skills curriculum the clinical…
Moral Agendas? Pro Bono Publico in Large Law Firms in the United Kingdom
Career Paths and Choices in a Highly Differentiated Profession
Differences in the working lives of solicitors have become increasingly marked in recent years. Growing numbers of lawyers are employed in the public and corporate sectors and, with the increasing size and wealth of City of London commercial firms, there are significant differences between these firms and those ‘high‐street’ firms that serve local communities. These differences impact on lawyers throughout training and beyond, both in terms of ri…
Cause Lawyers and the Alternative Ethical Paradigm
Trials of Strength
The past 15 years have seen a significant attempt by governments in the United Kingdom to restructure the market for legal services. As a part of this program, in 1992 the English bar finally lost its exclusive jurisdiction over advocacy. Although solicitors could qualify to appear as advocates in the higher courts, few have so done. We explore the perceptions of legal professionals, solicitors, and barristers through a qualitative study. By exam…
Moral Agendas? Pro Bono Publico in Large Law Firms in the United Kingdom
History is Past Politics
In the past thirty years legal practice changed so significantly that afundamental response was demanded of legal education. Making legalskills a compulsory component in the vocational stage was an incompleteresponse. It addressed the technical competence of lawyers but leftsignificant gaps in professional preparation in terms of content andmethodology. By focusing on the educational and pedagogic implicationsof the skills curriculum the clinical…
Trials of Strength
The past 15 years have seen a significant attempt by governments in the United Kingdom to restructure the market for legal services. As a part of this program, in 1992 the English bar finally lost its exclusive jurisdiction over advocacy. Although solicitors could qualify to appear as advocates in the higher courts, few have so done. We explore the perceptions of legal professionals, solicitors, and barristers through a qualitative study. By exam…
Career Paths and Choices in a Highly Differentiated Profession
Differences in the working lives of solicitors have become increasingly marked in recent years. Growing numbers of lawyers are employed in the public and corporate sectors and, with the increasing size and wealth of City of London commercial firms, there are significant differences between these firms and those ‘high‐street’ firms that serve local communities. These differences impact on lawyers throughout training and beyond, both in terms of ri…
Cause Lawyers and the Alternative Ethical Paradigm
Legal Education and Practice Innovations (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Legal profession (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law in Society and Culture (2 works) · Legal Education (2 works) · Legal principles and applications (2 works)