Defending White-Collar Crime: A Portrait of Attorneys at Work

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Doing Business: The Management of Uncertainty in Lawyers' Work

“…The studies of divorce lawyers (Sarat and Felstiner' 1986;Griffiths 1986), white-collar defense attorneys (Mann 1985), and personal injury lawyers (Rosenthal 1974) are significant within the context of dispute resolution-how to handle conflict already present. The Tischmann corporate lawyers hardly ever enter a courtroom: instead they think in terms of continuing negotiation.…”

“…2 One solution is to examine lawyers' actual work practices in a systematic and closely textured way (Maynard 1984). Because few studies of lawyers have been carried out from within the firm setting, the current stock of knowledge about lawyers' work and their relationships with clients is at best partial (Mann 1985;Sarat and Felstiner 1986; but cf. Danet et al 1980).…”

Case management in complex fraud trials: actors and strategies in achieving procedural efficiency

“…As might commonly be the case in the social control of white-collar offenders (see e.g. Mann, 1985), wealthy defendants in insider dealing trials are able to afford sophisticated lawyers. Solicitors from 'boutique' criminal law firms are crucial during the stage of the investigation to protect against self-incrimination in police interviews (defendants are commonly advised to say 'no comment' to the questions but to read out a prepared statement), and, importantly, have the resources to carry out parallel investigations that could aid the defence case -a resource unlike what is commonly available for defence teams on many Crown Court cases (Edwards, 2010).…”

Analyse de réseaux d'une organisation collégiale: Les avocats d'affaires

“…Le moment le plus libre de leur activité se situe avant l'introduction du procès. C'est la période où les jeux de pouvoir et la gestion de l'information préorganisent le procès en négociant la définition du conflit (Mann, 1985). Dans les grandes firmes qui gèrent des contentieux à grande échelle, l'organisation de ce travail suppose la création d'équipes plus ou moins temporaires de partenaires et d'associés, ainsi qu'une infrastructure qui peut devenir complexe, comme par exemple l'installation d'équipes satellites travaillant à plein temps dans les locaux du client.…”