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Trauma-Informed (As A Matter Of) Course, Natalie Netzel
Trauma-Informed (As A Matter Of) Course, Natalie Netzel
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
Law students are impacted by trauma and law professors are in a position to help by adopting a trauma-informed approach as a matter of universal precaution. The 2021 Survey of Law Student Well-Being (“SLSWB”) revealed that over twenty percent of responding law students meet criteria that indicate they should be evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). The study also revealed that almost fifty percent of responding students reported an important motivation for attending law school was experiencing a trauma or injustice. Put differently, law schools are full of law students who have experienced trauma, many of whom are actively struggling …
"Practice Ready Graduates": A Millennialist Fantasy, Robert J. Condlin
"Practice Ready Graduates": A Millennialist Fantasy, Robert J. Condlin
Touro Law Review
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The Legal Profession Behind Bars: A Balanced Approach To Reforming The Bar Exam And Multijurisdictional Legal Practice, Stephanie A. Nadler
The Legal Profession Behind Bars: A Balanced Approach To Reforming The Bar Exam And Multijurisdictional Legal Practice, Stephanie A. Nadler
Stephanie A Nadler
At one time there may have been sound reasons for confining a lawyer’s skills and practice to a particular state. But in today’s legal market, that practice is antiquated. This paper will argue that the current state-centered system of legal practice in the United States operates inefficiently, and, due in part to the evolving transnational legal environment, the system requires reform at the national level. While one may expect to find that a particular state competes for applicants to take the bar exam or for attorneys to practice in that state, such competition does not exist. In fact, the current …
The Challenge Of Asian Law, Whitmore Gray
The Challenge Of Asian Law, Whitmore Gray
Articles
Several years ago, when U.S. trade across the Pacific finally surpassed that across the Atlantic, a small group of U.S. lawyers were already responding to the challenge of representing clients in transactions in Asia. While few had had the opportunity to take courses dealing with Asian law during their law school years, many entered the field because of undergraduate language and area studies courses. A few had taught courses dealing with Asia before beginning their law studies.
Universitd De Moncton's Common Law School: A Unique Experience, Pierre Patenaude
Universitd De Moncton's Common Law School: A Unique Experience, Pierre Patenaude
Dalhousie Law Journal
At their founding, the nine predominantly anglophone provinces of Canada adopted the English legal system patterning their legal institutions upon those of Britain and accepting English public and private law as it then existed. Quebec, on the other hand, modelled its legal system on that of France and most of the private law of Quebec is of French origin. As a result of this historical divergence, French language legal education in Canada, which has hitherto existed only in Quebec, has trained civilian lawyers who are unable to practise in other Canadian provinces. The result of the situation has been that …
Cataldo, Gillam, Kempin, Jr., Stockton, & Weber: Introduction To Law And The Legal Process, Joseph Lazar
Cataldo, Gillam, Kempin, Jr., Stockton, & Weber: Introduction To Law And The Legal Process, Joseph Lazar
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Introduction to Law and the Legal Process By Bernard F. Cataldo, Cornelius W. Gillam, Frederick G. Kempin, Jr., John M. Stockton, and Charles M. Weber.
Book Review. Gavit, B.C., Cases And Materials On An Introduction To Law And The Judicial Process, Ralph F. Fuchs
Book Review. Gavit, B.C., Cases And Materials On An Introduction To Law And The Judicial Process, Ralph F. Fuchs
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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