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The Weiner-Rogers Law Library: An Invaluable Legal Resource, Jeanne Price
The Weiner-Rogers Law Library: An Invaluable Legal Resource, Jeanne Price
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Studying And Teaching “Law As Rhetoric”: A Place To Stand, Linda L. Berger
Studying And Teaching “Law As Rhetoric”: A Place To Stand, Linda L. Berger
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This article proposes that law students may find a better fit within the legal culture of argument if they are introduced to rhetorical alternatives to counter narrowly formalist and realist perspectives on how the law works and how judges decide cases. To support this proposal, the article describes and evaluates an upper-level elective course in Law & Rhetoric, which I have offered at two law schools since 2003.
The article makes a two-part argument: first, introducing law students to rhetorical alternatives allows them to envision their role as lawyers as constructive, effective, and imaginative while grounded in law, language, and …
The Technology Of Law, Bernard J. Hibbitts
The Technology Of Law, Bernard J. Hibbitts
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This paper argues that contemporary fascination with the law of technology (IP, cyberlaw, etc.) has led us to overlook the fundamental impact of the "technology of law," and offers suggestions for creating "neterate" lawyers more comfortable with and cognizant of technology itself. The author describes how the legal news service JURIST implements many of these suggestions and provides a unique learning experience for its law student staffers.