7 February 2003. Cornell Legal Information Institute maintains a digital library containing the state codes or rules setting standards for the professional conduct of lawyers. Commentary is provided for some jurisdictions. 4 October 2000. In addition to information about the organization, find an index to Web-based resources on ethics rules and codes, ethics opinions, bar admission rules, and more. 20 February 2002. Revised 15 April 2005. This nonprofit organization conducts investigative research and reports on public policy issues in the United States and around the world. It offers a number of useful resources, including a guide to filing Freedom of Information requests (see Tools of the Trade, U.S. Public Records Law), a database of political committees registered under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, a database of information about prosecutor misconduct (Harmful Error), a database of outside interests reported by state legislators (State Lawmaker Assets), and more. You will also find news and commentary on a variety of issues. The Center publishes a newsletter and an RSS feed. 17 January 2000. Cornell offers this Code as a folio infobase. It reproduces the 1995-96 edition of the canons with commentary. 9 February 2000. The Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, offers its full-text collection of over 850 codes of ethics. Professions include law, government, health care, engineering, real estate, and many others. 7 February 2002. Dedicated to offering information and commentary on the multijurisdictional practice of law, the site provides documents by the American Bar Association Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice, state admission rules, state unlawful practice of law statutes, case summaries, a newsletter, and more. 31 July 2003. Retired attorney and mediator David Giacalone comments on news about ethics and the practice of law. Some recent topics of discussion include substance abuse at law school, contingency fees, legal meanings versus common or everyday language and the public's perception of class action lawsuits. This Weblog's RSS news feed contains the full-text content. 4 February 2003. Lawyers Bill Freivogel and Lucian Pera produce this free monthly newsletter on current developments in the various laws, rules of ethics, and other regulations that govern how lawyers practice law. It's available by email subscription and at the Web site. The archive begins with the March 2001 issue, but does not include a search feature. 4 February 2003. Lawyer William Freivogel authors this guide to conflicts of interest. "[D]esigned for lawyers who have a basic knowledge of the conflicts rules," the site provides commentary with ample cited references on a variety of complex issues. A What's New page keeps track of developments. 18 October 2001. Subtitled Secrets Good Lawyers [and Their Best Clients] Already Know, this electronic publication targets clients, law students, and newer lawyers. Find no-nonsense guidelines to practicing law, or a lessons-learned approach to improving lawyering skills. The author's advice includes insightful cautions like "Read everything you can. Ideas will come to you while you are reading." 1 March 2004. McGuireWoods LLP lawyer Thomas E. Spahn offers summaries of legal ethics opinions by the Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association (ABA). Search the summaries by keyword, or browse them by topic. The summaries are short, typically consisting of a few sentences, along with the number and date of the opinion. This is one of the best sites on the Internet for legal commentary. It also offers a comprehensive collection of links to state ethics opinions, government agencies dealing with professional ethics issues, and other Web resources dealing with professional ethics. Connect here to review the code of ethics for paralegals. 7 February 2002. Cornell LII offers this infobase containing the 2001 edition of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Features include commentary and state narratives. 7 February 2002. The Web site for this organization offers commentary and case summaries pertaining to legal ethics issues. Also find a private listserv where NOBC members can exchange ideas and have questions answered. The site currently provides Web access to an index of opinions and to the "most frequently requested opinions." It promises more in the future. 2 June 2000. Currently in beta, Washburn University School of Law offers a database of articles and other commentary appearing in journals, newsletters, and other serial publications on government Web sites. Search by subject, title, or SuDoc number (classification). Clicking through on query matches retrieves the entire article. |
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