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The Responsibility Of Law Schools: Educating Lawyers As Counselors And Problem Solvers, Paul Brest
The Responsibility Of Law Schools: Educating Lawyers As Counselors And Problem Solvers, Paul Brest
Law and Contemporary Problems
American legal education is as strong as ever in doctrine and legal analysis; however, it is strikingly weak in teaching other foundational skills and knowledge that lawyers need as counselors, problem solvers and negotiators. Brest proposes a series of advanced courses that integrate the fundamental lawyering skills of counseling, problem solving and negotiation with insights from other disciplines.
Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman
Indigent Defense Systems In The United States, Robert L. Spangenberg, Marea L. Beeman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Spangenberg and Beeman describe the structure and funding of the systems of delivery of legal services to indigent criminal defendents in use at the state level, including assigned counsel, contract attorneys and public defenders.
2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen
2001: A Train Ride: A Guided Tour Of The Sixth Amendment Right To Counsel, Gerald F. Uelmen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Uelmen offers a guided railway tour of the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, making stops along the way to revisit various legal landmarks such as "Nabb v. United States" and "Powell v. Alabama."
An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
An Essay On The New Public Defender For The 21st Century, Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Funding for public defender services is woefully inadequate. Ogletree offers some anecdotal advice for public defenders and those designing public defender services.