Part 1 Lawyers in business: introduction - new directions in lawyering; the rise of the company legal department; the advantages and disadvantages of the in-house lawyer; the work of the in-house lawyer; the integrated lawyer(1) - preventative law; the integrated lawyer(2) - translating law into practice; the integrated lawyer(3) - reacting to legal difficulties; the training and development of the in-house lawyer; the career of the in-house lawyer. Part 2 The law business: business regulation and business ethics; beyond litigation - mega-clients, mega-law and mini-trials; the law business and the business of law - a crisis of direction?; conclusion: can lawyers be liked?.