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Law and Contemporary Problems

1995

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Annotated Bibliography Of Educational Materials On Legal Ethics, Deborah L. Rhode Jul 1995

Annotated Bibliography Of Educational Materials On Legal Ethics, Deborah L. Rhode

Law and Contemporary Problems

Rhode presents an annotated bibliography that includes references to written and audiovisual materials for legal ethics courses and curricular integration projects.


The Profession Of Law: Columbia Law School’S Use Of Experiential Learning Techniques To Teach Professional Responsibility, Carol Bensinger Liebman Jul 1995

The Profession Of Law: Columbia Law School’S Use Of Experiential Learning Techniques To Teach Professional Responsibility, Carol Bensinger Liebman

Law and Contemporary Problems

Columbia Law School's ethics course, "The Profession of Law," is an interactive, experiential exploration of legal ethics. The course puts students in a role and asks them to deal, with issues that most of them are likely to encounter, and then the students are asked to reflect on what their role-playing performance has taught them about legal ethics.


The Responsibility Of Law Schools: Educating Lawyers As Counselors And Problem Solvers, Paul Brest Jul 1995

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.