Book contents
- The Good Chinese Lawyer
- The Good Chinese Lawyer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Good Legal Education
- 2 The Law Practice Landscape of Greater China
- 3 Values, Ethics and Virtue in Lawyering
- 4 Connecting Character to Lawyers’ Roles
- 5 Truth and Deception
- 6 Professional Secrets
- 7 Conflicts of Loyalty and Interest
- 8 The Morality of Competence
- 9 Practical Wisdom for Lawyers
- Appendix Safety Nets for Lawyers
- Index
2 - The Law Practice Landscape of Greater China
Choosing to be a ‘Good’ Lawyer in a Good Law Firm
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 March 2023
- The Good Chinese Lawyer
- The Good Chinese Lawyer
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Good Legal Education
- 2 The Law Practice Landscape of Greater China
- 3 Values, Ethics and Virtue in Lawyering
- 4 Connecting Character to Lawyers’ Roles
- 5 Truth and Deception
- 6 Professional Secrets
- 7 Conflicts of Loyalty and Interest
- 8 The Morality of Competence
- 9 Practical Wisdom for Lawyers
- Appendix Safety Nets for Lawyers
- Index
Summary
The common types of poor lawyering include bribery, receiving private fees, forgery, theft of clients’ money and obtaining property by deception, all with themes of greed and laziness. But there are also failures of lawyers’ regulation not just of lawyers’ character, with little discipline of the largest law firms involved in corporate scandals. Choosing a ‘good’ law firm is therefore important for all law students’ futures, and it is important to ask firms about many issues, including their attitude to pro bono work and whether they have a written policy on handling ethical issues. More fundamentally, if the public interest in ‘good’ lawyering is to be supported across Greater China, then better legal ethics education is central to change and social stability. This chapter examines key procedural rules about investigating lawyer misconduct in each of the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and provides the different definitions of what is misconduct, lists of penalties, details of complaints processes, reviews and appeals. Finally, we set out a table of key ethical rules affecting legal professional conduct in each of the Pthree jurisdictions, including those related to fees and costs.
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- The Good Chinese LawyerA Student Guide to Law and Ethics, pp. 25 - 79Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023