Principal-Agent Relationship: How the Principal-Agent Tension Between Clients and Their Lawyers Affects Legal Negotiation

by, Armer juka, LL. M

Abstract

The image of the lawyer in the public’s perception has incessantly oscillated betweentwo extremes. An idealistic vision has regarded the lawyer as a peacemaker whose mission is to discourage litigation and promote compromises.
On the other endof the spectrum, the lawyer frequently came to be seen as a self-interested agentresponsible for exacerbating disputes and preventing deals or making settlements costlier