Article
Professionalism and Matthew Shardlake
UCLA Law Review
(2012)
Abstract
This Essay/Book Review examines the Matthew Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. In particular, it examines the question of whether the sixteenth-century fictional lawyer Shardlake can serve as a role model for twenty-first-century lawyers, both in terms of his ethics and his professionalism. An examination of the Shardlake series as a whole yields some uncertain answers, both as to Shardlake and as to what it means to be an ethical and professional lawyer. This is ultimately part of what makes the series so enjoyable for lawyers.
Keywords
- Shardlake,
- Sansom,
- Ethics,
- Professionalism,
- Professional Responsbility,
- Fiction,
- Literature
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
Alex B. Long. "Professionalism and Matthew Shardlake" UCLA Law Review Vol. 59 (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/alex-long/8/