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Thinking Like Thinkers: Is The Art And Discipline Of An "Attitude Of Suspended Conclusion" Lost On Lawyers?, Donald J. Kochan
Thinking Like Thinkers: Is The Art And Discipline Of An "Attitude Of Suspended Conclusion" Lost On Lawyers?, Donald J. Kochan
Donald J. Kochan
In his 1910 book, How We Think, John Dewey proclaimed that “the most important factor in the training of good mental habits consists in acquainting the attitude of suspended conclusion. . .” This Article explores that insight and describes its meaning and significance in the enterprise of thinking generally and its importance in law school education specifically. It posits that the law would be best served if lawyers think like thinkers and adopt an attitude of suspended conclusion in their problem solving affairs. Only when conclusion is suspended is there space for the exploration of the subject at hand. The …
Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Clinical Legal Education, Margaret Johnson, Catherine Klein, Margaret Barry, Lisa Martin, A. Camp
Teaching Social Justice Lawyering: Systematically Including Community Legal Education In Clinical Legal Education, Margaret Johnson, Catherine Klein, Margaret Barry, Lisa Martin, A. Camp
Margaret E Johnson
There is a body of literature on clinical legal theory that urges a focus in clinics beyond the single client to an explicit teaching of social justice lawyering. This Article adds to this emerging body of work by discussing the valuable role community legal education plays as a vehicle for teaching skills and values essential to single client representation and social justice lawyering. The Article examines the theoretical underpinnings of clinical legal education, community organizing and community education and how they influenced the authors’ design and implementation of community legal education within their clinics. It then discusses two projects designed …
Lawyering Decisions—October 2009 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Lawyering Decisions—October 2009 Term, Eileen Kaufman
Eileen Kaufman
No abstract provided.
Teaching Interdisciplinarily: Law And Literature As Cultural Critique, Deborah Waire Post
Teaching Interdisciplinarily: Law And Literature As Cultural Critique, Deborah Waire Post
Deborah W. Post
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Why Negotiation Should Be A Required Course In Law School (And How To Deliver It In A Cost -Effective Manner), Howard E. Katz
Why Negotiation Should Be A Required Course In Law School (And How To Deliver It In A Cost -Effective Manner), Howard E. Katz
Howard E Katz
This article argues that a course in Negotiation should be required or strongly suggested, and offered earlier in the curriculum and to more students than is the norm. It then suggests how to deliver the course in a more cost-effective manner using adjuncts along with full-time faculty.