The Corporate Lawyer's Role in a Contemporary Democracy

Nancy B. Rapoport, William S. Boyd School of Law, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
Colin P. Marks, St. Mary's University School of Law

Abstract

In this paper, we review the traditional arguments for corporate social responsibility and ask the question of what corporate lawyers should do to help their clients do the right thing ethically. We also set out a test - the technically test - that highlights when something is usually on the wrong side of the ethical line. (If you have to give legal advice starting with, Well, technically..., you're on the wrong side of the line.)