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Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Auditing Your Syllabus & Classroom Materials 04-26-2022, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Auditing Your Syllabus & Classroom Materials 04-26-2022, Roger Williams University School Of Law
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
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Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Making Changes, Making Mistakes 03-02-2022, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Making Changes, Making Mistakes 03-02-2022, Roger Williams University School Of Law
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
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Law School News: Rwu Law Receives Major Gift & Matching Challenge To Launch Scholarship Supporting Diverse Students, Public Interest Careers 02/22/2022, Michael M. Bowden
Law School News: Rwu Law Receives Major Gift & Matching Challenge To Launch Scholarship Supporting Diverse Students, Public Interest Careers 02/22/2022, Michael M. Bowden
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Ms. Attribution: How Authorship Credit Contributes To The Gender Gap, Jordana Goodman
Ms. Attribution: How Authorship Credit Contributes To The Gender Gap, Jordana Goodman
Faculty Scholarship
Misattribution plagues the practice of law in the United States. Seasoned practitioners and legislators alike will often claim full credit for joint work and, in some cases, for the entirety of a junior associate’s writing. The powerful over-credit themselves on legislation, opinions, and other legal works to the detriment of junior staff and associates. The ingrained and expected practice of leveraging junior attorneys as ghost-writers is, to many, unethical. But it presents a distinct concern that others have yet to interrogate: misattribution disparately impacts underrepresented members of the legal profession.
This Article fills that space by offering a quantitative analysis …