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Minimizing The Impact Of Cognitive Bias In Transactional Legal Education, Alina Ball
Minimizing The Impact Of Cognitive Bias In Transactional Legal Education, Alina Ball
Connecticut Law Review
This Article explores methods law professors can employ to address the cognitive biases their law students possess. This Article provides concrete thoughts on how transactional law clinics can utilize the social, political, and neuroscience research included in this symposium edition.
The Role Of Lawyers And Law Schools In Fostering Civil Public Debate, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Vikram D. Amar
The Role Of Lawyers And Law Schools In Fostering Civil Public Debate, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Vikram D. Amar
Connecticut Law Review
Partisanship can make policy discussion and civil debate difficult. Partisan differences in how facts and policies are understood contribute to the escalation of conflict and a lack of cooperation. Lawyers are not immune from these human tendencies. But good lawyers have, and good law schools teach, values, knowledge, and skills that can aid in fostering and modeling more productive debate and resolution of conflict.
Lawyers are trained and socialized to internalize and safeguard the foundational tenets of our constitutional democracy, to uphold the law even when it does not reflect their own individual preferences. The professional rules of conduct encourage …