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Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney
Mindfulness - Finding Focus In A Distracted World, Heather Simmons, Kyle K. Courtney
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Law school and law practice can be an intense and chaotic experience. Library outreach can include programs that support the growing movement within the legal profession toward personal wellness; that is, valuing self-care and paying attention to our emotional, psychological, and physical health while practicing law. Mindfulness and meditation fall squarely within this movement’s mission
In Defense Of The Devil’S Advocate, Lonnie T. Brown
In Defense Of The Devil’S Advocate, Lonnie T. Brown
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mong the many controversial positions for which Monroe Freedman advocated during his illustrious career, the one that I find most surprising and uncharacteristic is his contention that lawyers who undertake morally questionable representations have a duty to explain or justify their choice of client. Specifically, in 1993 Professor Freedman penned a well-known column in the Legal Times — titled “Must You Be the Devil’s Advocate?” — in which he took Professor Michael Tigar to task for his representation of reputed Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk. Professor Freedman tacitly criticized Professor Tigar for his client choice and expressly called upon him …