Robert Cochran – The Servant Lawyer
How does an everyday law practice relate to Jesus’ call to follow him to servanthood?
Brent talks with Robert Cochran Jnr. about his new IVP America book ‘The Servant Lawyer: Facing the Challenges of Christian Faith In Everyday Law Practice’.
Robert is the Brandeis Professor of Law Emeritus at Pepperdine University and a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. Following law school he clerked for Judge John A. Field on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and practised with the law firm of Boyd and Bain in Charlottesville, Virginia.
(1:05) A servant lawyer;(3:45) Learning to see clients as people ‘God has brought into your life’;(4:30) Lawyers and dominion;(5:50) Loving your client;(7:35) Restorative justice;(10:40) Representing ‘guilty’ clients;(14:10) The Bible and litigation;(16:20) Is it appropriate for a Christian to use the courts?(19:30) The church as offender;(21:00) The dangers of law school and of legal practice;(24:25) What is an ‘everyday’ lawyer?Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Servant-Lawyer-Challenges-Christian-Everyday/dp/1514007223
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