The Good Chinese Lawyer
A Student Guide to Law and Ethics

Teaches legal ethics by focussing on the principles that should be used in everyday, honest legal practice.

Adrian Evans (Adapted by), Richard Wu (Adapted by), Shenjian Xu (Adapted by)

9781009208499, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 January 2023

312 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg

'Because it addresses the tougher ethical questions raised by lawyering as well as the realities of law school and legal practice, this book would be a great resource in any country. Its focus on Greater China is of exceptional interest, and in today's world, suggests it is a book that should be read by all.' Helena Whalen-Bridge, Associate Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

The Good Chinese Lawyer explores the ethical and professional challenges that will confront a law student, and will help them to prepare for life as a lawyer. The book offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges. It urges readers to examine motives for seeking a career in law, to foster a deep understanding of what it means to be 'good' lawyer, and how to draw on virtue and judgment when difficult choices arise, rather than simply relying on rushed compliance with rules or codes. The Good Chinese Lawyer analyses four important areas of legal ethics – truth and deception, professional secrets, conflicts of interest, and professional competence – and explains the choices that are available when determining a course of moral action. It links theory to practice, and includes many diagrams and scenarios to illustrate ethical concepts and good decision-making.

1. Good legal education
2. The law practice landscape of greater China: Choosing to be a 'good' lawyer in a good law firm
3. Values, ethics and virtue in lawyering
4. Connecting character to lawyers' roles
5. Truth and deception
6. Professional secrets
7. Conflicts of loyalty and interest
8. The morality of competence
9. Practical wisdom for lawyers
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Legal profession: general [LAT], Legal skills & practice [LAS], Non-Western philosophy [HPD]