Abstract
Understanding how the professional ideals of partners influence lawyer everyday life is a relatively unexplored area given the inherent difficulties of gaining access to lawyers. This case study sheds light on the professional ideals and ethical values of partners and lawyers in a mid-tier Sydney law firm. Semi-structured interviews with partners and lawyers/legal clerks reveal how partners� professional ideals and ethical values play a pivotal role in: (1) upholding positive normative evaluations of partner/firm propriety (moral legitimacy), (2) satisfying younger lawyers� needs for personal support and autonomy/responsibility (pragmatic legitimacy), and (3) stressing the importance of a balanced working life (cognitive legitimacy). The principled actions of partners are portrayed as the cornerstone of shaping a moral community in legal practice.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2009) |
| Editors | Nicholas Beaumont |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd |
| Pages | cd rom |
| Edition | Peer Reviewed |
| ISBN (Print) | 1863081593 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2009) - Melbourne Australia, Australia Duration: 1 Jan 2009 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2009) |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| Period | 1/01/09 → … |
| Other | December 1-4 2009 |