Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Fieldwork -- Power and Meaning in Law and Legal Institutions -- Power and Meaning in Lawyer-Client Relations -- 2. Reconstructing the Past, Imagining the Future: Defining the Domain of Relevance in Lawyer-Client Interaction -- The Domain of the Past: Explaining the Failed Marriage -- The Domain of the Present: Explaining Problems and Justifying Demands in the Legal Process of Divorce -- The Domain of the Future: Giving Advice, Planning Strategy -- Conclusion -- 3. Negotiating "Realism" and Responsibility in Lawyer-Client Interactions -- Defining the Legally Possible -- Allocating Responsibility -- The Case of the Unsupported Wife -- Conclusion -- 4. Law Talk in the Divorce Lawyer's Office -- Lawyers, Clients, and the Meaning of Law -- Interpreting the Legal Process of Divorce -- Conclusion -- 5. From Adversariness to Resolution: Lawyers, Clients, and the World of Deals -- Why Settle? -- The Norms of Settlement: How Substantial Is the Law's Shadow? -- "Getting to Yes": Planning the Strategy of Settlement -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.