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Law As Largess: Shifting Paradigms Of Law For The Poor, Deborah M. Weissman Dec 2002

Law As Largess: Shifting Paradigms Of Law For The Poor, Deborah M. Weissman

Deborah M. Weissman

The article examines the tension between the principles of the Rule of Law and cultural norms of self-sufficiency. It begins by reviewing the principles of the Rule of Law as an ideal, the pursuit of which has led to historical efforts to meet the legal needs of the poor. It then examines recent legal events including federal statutory changes, three Supreme Court cases, and a federal circuit court case which have limited legal resources for those who cannot pay. The article then examines these developments in the context of a sea-change in the political environment of the nation, coinciding with …


The Case Of The Foreign Lawyer: Internationalizing The U.S. Legal Profession, Carole Silver Oct 2002

The Case Of The Foreign Lawyer: Internationalizing The U.S. Legal Profession, Carole Silver

Carole Silver

This article contriubtes a new perspective to existing scholarship on internationalization of the legal profession by focusing on the increasing presence of foreign lawyers in U.S. law schools and law firms. It analyzes the interaction between foreign-educated lawyers and the legal profession in the U.S. based upon two sources of information: first, a series of interviews with foreign-educated lawyers and U.S. law firm hiring partners regarding experiences in law school and in firms, and second, a database comprised of biographical information for more than 300 foreign-educated lawyers who were working in New York during 1999 and 2000. The various roles …


Clarence Thomas After Ten Years: Some Reflections, Stephen Wermiel Jan 2002

Clarence Thomas After Ten Years: Some Reflections, Stephen Wermiel

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Empathy, Spring, And Fervorino, Susan Bennett Jan 2002

Empathy, Spring, And Fervorino, Susan Bennett

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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The Roles Of Litigation, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 2002

The Roles Of Litigation, Stephen B. Burbank

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The Mdp Challenge In The Context Of Globalization, Carole Silver, Bryant Garth Dec 2001

The Mdp Challenge In The Context Of Globalization, Carole Silver, Bryant Garth

Carole Silver

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