It does so in two ways: by overly generalizing legal ethics as a topic for discussion and by assuming that it is ethical actors who
create ethical behaviour.
Not exact matches
Governments can build on this culture of high
ethical standards by
creating an incentive for companies to report wrongful
behaviour to the authorities.
What this means is that if we want
ethical legal practitioners we not only need to identify what constitutes
ethical practice in particular practice settings, we also need to
create a culture and circumstances of legal practice that encourage those
behaviours, and discourage those which are unethical.
As a consequence, my recommendation to employers seeking
ethical lawyers would be: know what
ethical behaviours you want, and the risks your practice area presents, and
create a culture and circumstances of practice that encourage
ethical behaviour.
Research and write about how to
create circumstances of practice that foster
ethical behaviour.
Creating a culture of high
ethical behaviour, with lots of role models would be a good start!!