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Lawyering in the Nation's Capital

1st Edition
Nancy Hunt
ISBN: 9781634594950
Subject: Career Success
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 795
Copyright: 2018 | Status: In Stock
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Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital examines legislative process, congressional oversight, administrative law, executive power, statutory interpretation, judicial review of agency action, and the work and impact of Washington, D.C., attorneys working in government, lobbying, law firms, and nonprofits. In undertaking this survey, this text analyzes the sources of authority for those attorney functions and discusses the power struggle between the branches and, at times, between the offices within a single branch. This text further uncovers some of the more complex issues about how our federal government operates and asks thought-provoking questions about the outer limits of the power of each of the branches. It is ideal for companion courses for Washington, D.C., legal externship programs or for survey courses regarding government lawyers. The text is likewise a powerful reference book that clearly and succinctly explains complicated procedures, legal issues, and conflicts arising in and among the branches of government and within the private sector.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 11/15/2017

Nancy Hunt, Pepperdine University School of Law

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