Which way is the wind blowing? Understanding the moral compass of in-house legal practice is a Lawyers on Demand In Collaboration report co-authored by Professor Steven Vaughan (Professor of Law and Professional Ethics at UCL Laws) and Professor Richard Moorhead (Head of Law School, University of Exeter and Visiting Professor at UCL Laws).
The report discusses various ethical problems lawyers may face within the in-house legal profession, such as how to always do the right thing when the client is also the employer; and challenging decision-making within an organisation.
The report is based on the book In-house Lawyers’ Ethics: Institutional Logics, Legal Risk and the Tournament of Influence, co-authored by Professor Vaughan, Professor Moorhead and Dr Cristina Godinho and published by Hart in November 2018.
Which way is the wind blowing? is published by Lawyers on Demand (LOD) as part of the ‘In Collaboration’ series, where LOD partners with a third party to offer “thoughts on today’s legal landscape and what tomorrow might offer”. LOD is a flexible legal services business, working with more than 800 lawyers and consultants across 13 offices around the world.
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- ‘Bosses force lawyers to advise on illegal behaviour’ - The Times
- ‘Nearly half of in-house lawyers asked to advise on unethical issues’ – City AM
- ‘A third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds’ - The Gazette
- ‘This has the biggest influence on in-house lawyers’ practices’ - Canadian Lawyer
- ‘3 in 10 in-house counsel get asked to advise on matters that make them ethically uncomfortable’ - Lawyers Weekly
- ‘Lawyers asked to advise on unethical issues’ - UCL News