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Decolonizing Legal Influence: China's Role In The Changing Landscape Of The Ethiopian Legal Profession, 2000-2018, Mekkonen Firew Ayano

Journal Articles

Over the last two decades, the legal profession in Ethiopia has changed fundamentally. The government has increased the number of law schools from one in 1993 to more than three dozen by 2021. It has introduced strict licensure rules to formalize and regulate legal services and, more recently, in 2022, it has proclaimed the creation of law firms and an independent bar association. The market for legal services has expanded, allowing lawyers to reach out to clients in the country’s peripheries and move onward to attract global clients. These changes are inextricably tied to global currents that have diffused Anglo-American …

The “Pink Ghettos” Of Public Interest Law: An Open Secret, Sandra Simkins

Buffalo Law Review

There is a downside to public interest law careers and law school pro bono work for women. Law schools cue women to enter and remain at lower rungs of the profession by normalizing women in “caregiving” roles and locking predominantly female clinicians who do public interest work into a lower level status. The ABA contributes to this structural devaluation by ignoring female public interest lawyers. When combined with the culture of public interest organizations, these factors contribute to women’s stagnant progress in the legal profession.

This Article is the first to address this issue comprehensively. It describes the challenges women …

2018 Aba Tech Show Review, Brian T. Detweiler

Law Librarian Other Scholarship

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Client Selection, Lynn Mather

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 6 in Insiders, Outsiders, Injuries, and Law: Revisiting The Oven Bird’s Song.

Turns Of The Contingent Fee Key To The Courthouse Door, Douglas R. Richmond

Buffalo Law Review

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The Decline Of The Lawyer-Politician, Nick Robinson

Buffalo Law Review

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Some Thoughts On The Future Of Legal Education: Why Diversity And Student Wellness Should Matter In A Time Of Economic “Crisis”, Kevin R. Johnson

Buffalo Law Review

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Notes On The Future Of The Legal Profession In The United States: The Key Roles Of Corporate Law Firms And Urban Law Schools, Bryant G. Garth

Buffalo Law Review

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The Birth Of A Legal Economy: Lawyers And The Development Of American Commerce, Justin Simard

Buffalo Law Review

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Uber For Lawyers: The Transformative Potential Of A Sharing Economy Approach To The Delivery Of Legal Services, Raymond H. Brescia

Buffalo Law Review

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Gender Diversity And Disparity In The Legal Profession: An Empirical Analysis Of The Gender Profile In National Law Firms And Law Schools, Edward S. Adams, Samuel P. Engel

Buffalo Law Review

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Does Law School Still Make Economic Sense?: An Empirical Analysis Of "Big" Law Firm Partnership Prospects And The Relationship To Law School Attended, Edward S. Adams, Samuel P. Engel

Buffalo Law Review

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K. William Gibson's Flying Solo: A Survival Guide For The Solo And Small Firm Lawyer, 5th Ed., Brian T. Detweiler

Law Librarian Book Reviews

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Latcrit Praxis @ Xx: Toward Equal Justice In Law, Education And Society, Tayyab Mahmud, Athena D. Mutua, Francisco Valdes

Journal Articles

This article marks the twentieth anniversary of Latina and Latino Critical Legal Theory or the LatCrit organization, an association of diverse scholars committed to the production of knowledge from the perspective of Outsider or OutCrit jurisprudence. The article first reflects on the historical development of LatCrit’s substantive, methodological, and institutional commitments and practices. It argues that these traditions were shaped not only by its members’ goals and commitments but also by the politics of backlash present at its birth in the form of the “cultural wars,” and which have since morphed into perpetual “crises” grounded in neoliberal policies. With this …

In This, The Winter Of Our Discontent: Legal Practice, Legal Education, And The Culture Of Distrust, Alfred S. Konefsky, Barry Sullivan

Buffalo Law Review

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How And Why Do Lawyers Misbehave? Lawyers, Discipline, And Collegial Control, Lynn M. Mather

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 6 in The Paradox of Professionalism: Lawyers and the Possibility of Justice, Scott L. Cummings, ed.

A fundamental principle of professional labor is that the members of a specialized occupation, as professionals, enjoy autonomy. In sociologist Elliot Freidson's words, professionals “control their own work.” The practitioners themselves decide what constitutes acceptable or appropriate behavior. Professions establish rules and systems of self-regulation to teach and enforce the expected standards of conduct on their members. One way, then, to assess legal professionalism is to ask how well lawyers regulate themselves. The extensive literature on lawyer regulation paints a negative …

"We're Not Running A Charity Here": Rethinking Public Interest Lawyers' Relationships With Bottom-Line-Driven Pro Bono Programs, Leonore F. Carpenter

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

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The Salience Of Gender In The Choice Of Law Careers In The Public Interest, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, Hella Winston

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

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The Legal Profession: From The Revolution To The Civil War, Alfred S. Konefsky

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 3 in The Cambridge History of Law in America, Volume II, The Long Nineteenth Century (1789–1920), Michael Grossberg & Christopher Tomlins, eds.

The American legal profession matured and came to prominence during the century prior to the Civil War. Before the Revolution, across some 150 years, lawyers in different colonies underwent different experiences at different times. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, more lawyers were entering professional life. After the revolution and the defection by the Tory lawyers, the remaining quickly burnished their images in the glow of republican ideals while grasping new market opportunities. For …

The Bar Examination, Tony W. Torain, Jo Anne Simon, Melinda Saran, Barbara Hergenroeder

Journal Articles

Transcript of Panel 3: The Bar Examination, from Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks, Washington, DC, March 28, 2007.

Rational Standard Setting In Lawyer Qualification: A Critical Look At The Proposal Of The New York Board Of Law Examiners To Increase The Passing Score On The Bar Examination, Frederick Link

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

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What Do Clients Want? What Do Lawyers Do?, Lynn Mather

Journal Articles

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Public Interest Groups' Litigation Alternatives, Jaclyn S. Wanemaker

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

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Ub's Women In Law: Overcoming Barriers During Their First Hundred Years, Marjorie L. Girth

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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Remarks At Women's Conference Luncheon, Marjorie Creola Mix

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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Race And Representation: A Study Of Legal Aid Attorneys And Their Perceptions Of The Significance Of Race, Roland Acevedo, Edward Hosp, Rachel Pomerantz

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

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Ahead Of Her Time: Helen Z.M. Rodgers And Cecil B. Weiner, Katharine W. Bowen

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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100 Years Of Women At Ub Law: A Brief History, Lisabeth Gai

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

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Cops Are Pigs, And Lawyers Suck: The Portrayal Of The Legal System In Young Adult Literature, Christine P. Bartholomew

Other Scholarship

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"The New Yuppie Female Lawyer": The Impact Of Women On Divorce Law Practice, Lynn M. Mather

Other Scholarship

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