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Symposium Introduction: Humanism Goes To Law School, Marjorie A. Silver
Symposium Introduction: Humanism Goes To Law School, Marjorie A. Silver
Marjorie A. Silver
By now, the knowledge that law students experience more than their fair share of distress is old news. The studies about law student (and lawyer) unhappiness have been widely discussed in both academic literature and trade publications. Less well known, however, are the increasing number of programs that law schools, and individuals within those schools, have implemented to counter that distress,and to help students develop a positive professional identity,both as students and as the lawyers they are about to become.
Developing Professional Identity Through Reflective Practice, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus
Developing Professional Identity Through Reflective Practice, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus
Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus
No abstract provided.
Tough Love: The Law School That Required Its Students To Learn Good Grammar, Ann Nowak
Tough Love: The Law School That Required Its Students To Learn Good Grammar, Ann Nowak
Ann L. Nowak
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Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post
Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post
Deborah W. Post
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Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post
Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post
Louise Harmon
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Growin’ Up: An Assessment Of Adult Self-Image In Clinical Law Students, Judith Ritter
Growin’ Up: An Assessment Of Adult Self-Image In Clinical Law Students, Judith Ritter
Judith L Ritter
My thesis is that a majority of law students do not view themselves as adult professionals. When upper-class law students participate in live-client clinical programs, their lack of an adult self-image presents a barrier to effectiveness.
This article draws upon theories of psychological and moral development to explore the ingredients of being an adult and having an adult self-image. It examines the obstacles to development confronted by contemporary law students. The article explains the ways in which having an adult self-image is so important to the success of the student lawyer and how lacking an adult self-image can diminish the …