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The Behaviour Of Family Lawyers And The Implications For Legal Education, John H. Wade
The Behaviour Of Family Lawyers And The Implications For Legal Education, John H. Wade
John Wade
Legal educators have often developed courses with the purported goal of teaching students to “think like lawyers.” Yet little is known about the ways various classes of lawyers think or behave. This paper offers some insights through anecdotal observations of the behaviour of family lawyers in Sydney. It must be conceded, however, that even beginning to demystify lawyerly behaviour does little to resolve current debates about the goals and methods of legal education.