Legal services lawyers divide between case-by-case service and systemic political litigation.

Evidence

Because of these concerns, many LSC attorneys rarely engage in political litigation, preferring to serve the day-to-day legal problems of individual clients. … Other LSC attorneys, however, dismiss the benefits obtained through such legal work as “Band-Aids” and insist that real advances for the poor come through political litigation. … These lawyers claim that the close ties they maintain with community groups keep them informed about the interests of their real clients, the poor of the community. Thus, they deny that they are unilaterally imposing their views on their clients. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1190

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle on whether incremental client-by-client legal work or broad impact litigation is the more effective strategy for the poor.
• XREF: connects to: Lawyers in law reform litigation often pursue remedies that diverge from client preferences. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1178; In political litigation lawyers rather than clients control the case’s strategy and aims. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 757; Governors and magistrates split on whether to transform law piecemeal or wholesale — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 447 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• In political litigation lawyers rather than clients control the case’s strategy and aims. #expands (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 757
• Corporate and individual-serving lawyers differ on nearly every social variable #qualifies (0.88) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 713
• Governors and magistrates split on whether to transform law piecemeal or wholesale #qualifies (0.85) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 447