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14 - Grand Advocates: The Traditional Elite Lawyers

from Section V - Old Lawyers, New Lawyers, and Transforming Roles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2017

By
Marc Galanter  and
Nick Robinson
Edited by
David B. Wilkins ,
Vikramaditya S. Khanna  and
David M. Trubek
David B. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
Vikramaditya S. Khanna
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Law School
David M. Trubek
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
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The Indian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization
The Rise of the Corporate Legal Sector and its Impact on Lawyers and Society
 , pp. 455 - 485
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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