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Writing The Law Developing The ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Identity Through Legislative, Statutory, And Rule Drafting Courses, Ann L. Schiavone
Writing The Law Developing The ‘Citizen Lawyer’ Identity Through Legislative, Statutory, And Rule Drafting Courses, Ann L. Schiavone
Ann Schiavone
At the time of the American Founding, Thomas Jefferson, among others, viewed lawyers as the class of citizens most suited to lead the American institutions of government, as well as preserve and protect them. Jefferson valued the ideal of the “Citizen Lawyer” who would have a broad liberal education, experiential learning, and be capable of using knowledge of the law to promote the public good.
In more recent years, American law schools have been criticized for failing to achieve many of these goals first envisioned by Jefferson. Particularly, law schools have often failed to promote strong public service identities in …