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The American Inns Of Court: Preparing Our Students For Ethical Practice, Joryn Jenkins
The American Inns Of Court: Preparing Our Students For Ethical Practice, Joryn Jenkins
Akron Law Review
Despite the recognition of the merit and effectiveness of the American Inns of Court concept, and despite the rapid growth of this burgeoning movement, and despite the intrinsic involvement of over one thousand law students and of nearly one hundred law schools affiliated with Inns across the country, many legal educators are unaware of the Inns' existence, purpose, possibilities, and successes. Why should this ignorance be remedied?
What Are Lawyers For?, Daniel Markovits
What Are Lawyers For?, Daniel Markovits
Akron Law Review
What are lawyers for? What social purposes do lawyers serve? What functions underwrite the special obligations and entitlements that accompany the lawyer’s professional role? I shall try to sketch an answer to these questions, at least with respect to lawyers who function as litigators, in adjudication. The answer will surprise many. Lawyers, I shall argue, do not serve truth or justice, and should not seek them. Instead, lawyers serve to legitimate