The Servant Lawyer

Most lawyers, from Wall Street to the county seat, spend their days drafting documents, negotiating with other attorneys, trying cases, researching the law, and counseling clients. How does this everyday law practice relate to Jesus' call to follow him in servanthood? With decades of experience in the law office, courtroom, and classroom, Robert F. Cochran Jr. explores Jesus' call on lawyers to serve both individual clients and the common good. Cochran pulls back the curtain with stories from his own career and from the legal community to address a wide range of challenges posed by law practice, including counseling clients, planning trial tactics, navigating tensions with coworkers, and handling temptations toward cynicism and greed. This honest and accessible book - shares wisdom from an experienced practitioner and master teacher - addresses real-world situations and relationships experienced by most lawyers - charts the way toward a truly Christian practice of everyday lawFor students considering a career in law as well as for seasoned attorneys, The Servant Lawyer casts an encouraging vision for how lawyers can love and serve their neighbor in every facet of their work.

Robert F. Cochran Jr. is Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law Emeritus at Pepperdine University and a senior fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He is the coauthor or coeditor of ten books, including Agape, Justice, and Law; Law and the Bible; Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought; and Lawyers, Clients, and Moral Responsibility.