Lawyers in Australia

Ainslie Lamb AM Ainslie holds a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the legal profession, legal education in relation to cross-cultural and indigenous issues, and community education. Ainslie practised as a solicitor in Victoria for 25 years. In 1994 she joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong, as the Foundation Director of the Practical Legal Training Course. She was appointed as an Honorary Professorial Fellow of the Faculty of Law in 2004. John Littrich John Littrich practised as a solicitor in the Illawarra area of New South Wales for 13 and was an accredited specialist in Family Law. He joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Wollongong as a leturer in the Practical Legal Training (PLT) Course in 2002. During his years of practice he was also a regular volunteer with the Illawarra Community Legal Centre and is now a member of the CentreaaC--a s Management Board. He also worked for a year as an employer industrial advocate. Now a senior lecturer, in his time with the Faculty of Law he has taught in the LLB Lawyers and Australian Society subject and, for several years, has co-ordinated and taught in the LLB Family Law subjects, in addition to his PLT commitments. He also co-ordinates the FacultyaaC--a s Legal Internship Program.

Part I - The Sociological Context 1. Lawyers 2. Legal Education in Australia 3. The Development of the Legal Profession in Australia 4. Legal Culture 5. The Judiciary 6. The Delivery Of Legal Services 7. Access to Justice: Meeting the Costs 8. Access to Justice: Equality Before the Law 9. Access to Justice: Indigenous Australians Part II - The Ethical Context 9. Ethics, Values and Professional Responsibility 10. Conduct, Complaints and Discipline 11. The Lawyer-Client 12. Relationship: The Retainer and the Duty of Representation 13. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: The Duty to Advise 14. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: Duty of Competence 15. The Lawyer-Client Relationship: The Duty of Loyalty 16. The Lawyer's Duty to the Court and the Proper Administration of Justice 17. The Lawyer's Duty to Other Members of the Profession and to Third Parties Epilogue: 20/20 Vision