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Education And Licensing Attorneys In South Africa, Thuli Mhlungu Jun 2004

Education And Licensing Attorneys In South Africa, Thuli Mhlungu

Georgia State University Law Review

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Community Service Component Of An Alternative Bar Exam, Eileen Kaufman Jun 2004

Community Service Component Of An Alternative Bar Exam, Eileen Kaufman

Georgia State University Law Review

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An Alternative Model To United States Bar Examinations: The South African Community Service Experience In Licensing Attorneys, Peggy Maisel Jun 2004

An Alternative Model To United States Bar Examinations: The South African Community Service Experience In Licensing Attorneys, Peggy Maisel

Georgia State University Law Review

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Legal Malpractice: When The Legal System Turns On The Lawyer Third Annual Symposium On Legal Malpractice & Professional Responsibility: Essay., Jennifer Knauth Jan 2004

Legal Malpractice: When The Legal System Turns On The Lawyer Third Annual Symposium On Legal Malpractice & Professional Responsibility: Essay., Jennifer Knauth

St. Mary's Law Journal

What happens when a lawyer becomes a defendant in a legal malpractice case? Much has been written about the shortcomings of the adversary system as measured against its theoretical goals and assumptions. One significant assumption underlying the adversary system is that there is an equal playing field among litigants. The reality of a legal malpractice case is at odds with this ideal. The prevailing cultural bias against lawyers as gatekeepers and beneficiaries of the legal system permeates every aspect of a legal malpractice case. One effect of this cultural bias is the lawyer-defendant's very personal and disproportionate experience with the …


Gender Bias And The Legal Profession: A Discussion Of Why There Are Still So Few Women On The Bench, Leah V. Durant Jan 2004

Gender Bias And The Legal Profession: A Discussion Of Why There Are Still So Few Women On The Bench, Leah V. Durant

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

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