- who lawyers are and what they do
- legal education in Australia including trends and developments
- the structure and regulation of the legal profession
- legal culture, including demographic and sociological trends
- the judiciary, focussing on accountability and the processes by which judges and magistrates are appointed
- the changing nature of legal services delivery due to the development of a national legal services market
- access to justice, including legal aid and pro bono services
- equality before the law with specific attention to indigenous peoples and refugees
- ethics and professional responsibility, including complaints and the disciplinary process
- the lawyer-client relationship, covering the "retainer," the duty to advise, the duty of competence and care, and the duty of loyalty
- the lawyer’s duty to the court and the proper administration of justice
- the future of the legal profession and legal services
Acknowledgement
About the Authors
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
Prologue
PART 1: THE SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXT
CHAPTER 1: Lawyers
CHAPTER 2: Legal Education in Australia
CHAPTER 3: The Development of the Legal Profession in Australia
CHAPTER 4: Legal Culture
CHAPTER 5: The Judiciary
CHAPTER 6: The Delivery Of Legal Services
CHAPTER 7: Access to Justice – Meeting the costs
CHAPTER 8: Access to Justice – Equality before the law
CHAPTER 9: Access to Justice – Indigenous Australians
PART 2: THE ETHICAL CONTEXT
CHAPTER 10: Ethics, Values and Professional Responsibility
CHAPTER 11: The Lawyer-Client Relationship – The Retainer
CHAPTER 12: The Lawyer-Client Relationship – The Duty to Advise
CHAPTER 13: The Lawyer-Client Relationship – Duty of Competence and Care
CHAPTER 14: The Lawyer-Client Relationship – The Duty of Loyalty
CHAPTER 15: The Lawyer’s Duty to the Court and the Proper Administration of Justice
CHAPTER 16: The Lawyer’s Duty to Other Members of the Profession and to Third Parties
EPILOGUE: 20/20 Vision
Index