The Global Lawyer

Author: Dr Kate Galloway; Dr Melissa Castan; Dr John Flood
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409348576
Published In: December 2019
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The Global Lawyer equips lawyers for practice in a borderless, globalised legal profession.

Contemporary legal practice faces the paradox of both fragmentation and consolidation through the effects of globalisation of legal services, of clients, and arguably of the law itself. Increasingly, thanks to rapid developments in technology, non-lawyers also deliver legal services.

At the convergence of these influences, lawyers increasingly work outside their ‘home’ jurisdiction: travelling and working internationally, managing matters for international clients, or dealing with laws that bear an international context. They also face competition from law start-ups that are unconstrained by jurisdiction, and consequently lawyers’ work includes interdisciplinary technology-related contexts.

This innovative work represents a research-based approach to identifying legal practitioners’ skill-sets necessary to deal successfully with the wide range of issues encountered in the delivery of legal services in the contemporary global environment.

The research foundation of this work is presented within a clear structure designed to develop the intellectual and practical skills of law graduates and early career lawyers in particular, that are necessary to transition from a domestic legal practitioner to a lawyer equipped to practise in diverse global contexts. It challenges the reader through the use of targeted case studies, identifying the requisite knowledge, skills and attributes to promote ethical global citizenship and a professional, global outlook. Topics covered include cultural competence, diverse digital contexts of legal practice, notions of professionalism and ethics in the global context, and more.

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Research-led approach to professional global citizenship
Focus on ethics and professionalism in global contexts
Accessible for graduates and early career lawyers
Offers opportunities to develop practice-ready knowledge and skills
Engaging, informative discussion
Relatable to the experience of emerging professionals
A progressive, practical resource

Ch 1 The context for global legal practice

Ch 2 Globalisation and the profession

Ch 3 Comparative lawyering

Ch 4 Cultural competency in global practice

Ch 5 Digital lawyering

Ch 6 The borderless lawyer

Ch 7 Professionalism in global practice

Dr Dr Kate Galloway
Dr Kate Galloway is Associate Professor of Law at Bond University. Her work investigates the effect of technology on the law and legal practice, with the goal of preparing lawyers for the future of legal service delivery in the face of globalised demand.

Dr Dr Melissa Castan
Dr Melissa Castan is Associate Professor at Monash University with expertise in international human rights and in particular, self-determination of colonised peoples. Her work engages with the impact of globalised legal norms on local communities.

Dr Dr John Flood
Dr John Flood is Professor of Law and Society and was the Inaugural Director of the Law Futures Centre at Griffith Law School, Griffith University. He is a sociologist of the legal profession with particular interest in the globalisation of legal practice and the effect of technologies on the practice of law.