Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent

From Trump executive orders against law firms to smear campaigns: lawyers face increasing pressure from clients, politicians, prospective hires and international and civil society organisations to act as gatekeepers. To reject certain clients or cases or mitigate their involvement. How to navigate these pressures?

At the book launch of Lawyers, Gatekeeping and Access to Justice (Routledge) we discuss the key dimensions of gatekeeping, the risk of abuse of identifying lawyers with their clients in authoritarian regimes, the limits of partisan lawyering and the legal boundaries to representation.

Admission is free, please register via the link.