Finally, in the lower right corner is cosmopolitan principle reasoning
as it might exist for a group of lawyers or certified
public accountants. In this case, decision making might be
dominated by discussion of how law and professional codeapply to an issue. For example, in-house corporate counsels
often maintain their own organizational structure within a
firm. This structure is outside the mainstream of corporate
career ladders and incorporates characteristics like the private
law firm, such as associate and partner status distinctions.
One rationale for this structure is the need for lawyers to adhere
to an extraorganizational source of guiding principles
(Kalish, 1980)