Andrew Carter on Plagiarism in Legal Practice

In this episode, Andrew Carter, Clinical Professor of Law at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, discusses his article "The Case for Plagiarism," which was published in the UC Irvine Law Review. Carter begins by explaining how plagiarism is defined and how courts have imposed plagiarism norms on practicing lawyers. He observes that judges typically fail to identify the purpose of those plagiarism norms and argues that in many cases, "plagiarism" may enable attorneys to provide better client service at a lower price. He argues that courts should probably not enforce plagiarism norms at the expense of clients. He also discusses the role of plagiarism norms in legal pedagogy. Carter's scholarship is available on SSRN.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.