Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Adrian Evans has taught, practised law and consulted in a clinical legal education context for thirty five years at LaTrobe and Monash Universities. He was coordinator of Springvale Legal Service Inc. from 1988-2000, the largest Australian clinical site. He is both an academic and a legal practitioner, with teaching responsibilities in legal systems, legal ethics and clinical case supervision. He has empirically examined and published in relation to law students' and lawyers' values, best practice' ethics for lawyers and law firms, quality' clinical-traditional links in law teaching, client attitudes to lawyers, clinical resourcing, evaluation and assessment, approaches to monitoring and controlling defalcations and the ethical environment in which lawyer's fidelity compensation is addressed locally and internationally, and the virtue ethics implications for legal practice in a struggling and conflicted global legal profession.
Latest publication: Inside Lawyers' Ethics, 3rd edn., Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, 2018.
Clinical activities
Former mutli-disciplinary clinical legal supervisor at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service Inc.
Community service
Consulting
Research interests
Australian Legal System
Legal Aid
Legal Education
Legal Ethics
Legal Profession and Practice
Privilege
Psychology and Law
Monash teaching commitment
NIL, as of 1 August 2016
Research area keywords
- Legal Ethics
- Ethical Infrastructure
- Lawyers Values
- Large Law Firms
- Ethical Behaviour
- Lawyers' Values
- Professionalism
- Ethic Assessment
- Virtue Ethics
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Strengthening Australian Legal Education by Integrating Clinical Experiences: Identifying and Supporting Effective Practices
Evans, A., Cody, A., Copeland, A., Giddings, J., Noone, M. A. & Rice, S. M.
Department of Education, Skills and Employment (Australia)
26/07/10 → 20/12/12
Project: Research
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The Development of Values in New Lawyers
Evans, A. & Parker, S.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/01 → 30/06/05
Project: Research
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Practical Legal Skills
Evans, A. & Hyams, R., 2021, 5th ed. Docklands Victoria: Oxford University Press. 230 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Other
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The role of law schools and clinical programs in ending poverty
Horrigan, B. & Evans, A., Jul 2021, Eradicating Poverty Through Social Development : A Practical Guide for Lawyers. Clark, N. & Gold, N. (eds.). 1st ed. London UK: International Bar Association, p. 36-95 60 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
Open Access -
Australian clinical legal education: Designing and operating a best practice clinical program in an Australian law school
Evans, A., Cody, A., Copeland, A., Giddings, J. M., Joy, P., Noone, M. A. & Rice, S., 2017, 1st ed. The Australian National University. 262 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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The climate for whistle-blowing: Climate deterioration will challenge the courage of corporate lawyers
Evans, A. H., 2017, In: The Australian Corporate Lawyer. 27, 2, p. 34-37 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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Specialist legal clinics: their pedagogy, risks and payoffs as externships
Evans, A. H. & Hyams, R. L., 2015, In: International Journal of Clinical Legal Education. 22, 2, p. 147 - 180 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access