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Globalization Of Lawyers, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

Enhancing The Law Student Experience And Employability Skills Through A Law Clinic And Experiential Learning Curricula, Francina Cantatore

Francina Cantatore

Students have identified many positive benefits in the Bond Law Clinic initiative, including the opportunity for students to: “work in a supportive, safe and encouraging environment” (Law Student, 2013); “build confidence to distill real issues and to assist clients in finding practical answers” (Law Student, 2014); “practically apply the professional skills that they learn throughout their degree in a legal setting” (Law Student, 2013) The Clinic “is an excellent learning tool for students and a much needed service for the community” (Law Student, 2014).

Taming The Tigers: Domestic Violence, Legal Professionalism, And Well-Being, Jill Engle

Jill Engle

Domestic violence kills thousands of American women every year. In 2013, one of them was my client. My law school clinic represented a woman divorcing her abusive husband after twenty years of marriage. Three days after we served him with the divorce complaint, he walked into the grocery store where she worked and shot her dead. He then turned the gun on himself, and died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The lead student working her case listened in horror as one of our local colleagues who had heard the breaking news described it to her in a phone call to the …

Is It Ethical To Use Crowdfunding To Finance The Practice Of Law?, Alberto Bernabe

Alberto Bernabe