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The Spirit And The Law , Thomas W. Porter, Jr.
The Spirit And The Law , Thomas W. Porter, Jr.
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay asserts that the practice of law is experiencing a spiritual crisis at both the personal and professional level. The Essay seeks to determine the role that the crisis in our paradigms has played in the crisis our personal and institutional lives. Although the crisis in our paradigms are not necessarily responsible for all our problems, our institutions and systems can cause us to be estranged from ourselves and that is what is happening today in the practice of law. We, as a profession, are beginning to see the limitations of our old paradigm, with retributive justice as its …
Honoring The Spirit In The Law: A Lawyer's Confession Of Faith, Melissa M. Weldon
Honoring The Spirit In The Law: A Lawyer's Confession Of Faith, Melissa M. Weldon
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay is a lawyer's public proclamation of her beliefs, using the words of her faith. She explains how her faith permeates through her daily life, and is even relevant to her profession as a lawyer.