Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

PDF

Selected Works

Nancy Schultz

Legal Education

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Building A Professional Community, Nancy Schultz Dec 1996

Building A Professional Community, Nancy Schultz

Nancy Schultz

We hear much talk about the lack of professionalism among lawyers and law students, and what should be done about it. This paper posits the idea that a truly professional community needs to be built from the ground up, out of a shared sense of community values.


How Do Lawyers Really Think?, Nancy Schultz Dec 1991

How Do Lawyers Really Think?, Nancy Schultz

Nancy Schultz

Law professors like to say that law school teaches students how to think like lawyers. But does reading appellate decisions and engaging in Socratic dialogue really do that? Lawyers think about a wide range of problems in a wide range of contexts, and this article argues that law school should reflect the broader context in which lawyers work.