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Faculty Pro Bono And The Question Of Identity, David Luban
Faculty Pro Bono And The Question Of Identity, David Luban
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
My aim in this essay is to explain and defend a simple proposition, which I'll call the pro bono thesis: law teachers and law schools have the same pro bono responsibilities as lawyers and law firms. By "pro bono" I mean something more particular than community service or civic involvement. I mean free or reduced-rate legal work for those who cannot afford to pay for it. The pro bono thesis is that law teachers and law schools have pro bono responsibilities in this sense.
Taking Problem Solving Pedagogy Seriously: A Response To The Attorney General, Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Taking Problem Solving Pedagogy Seriously: A Response To The Attorney General, Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Attorney General Janet Reno has taken seriously the notion that lawyers should make the world better than they find it, that problems should be prevented, where possible, before they occur, and that law should serve the needs of the people and deliver long-term justice. I want to suggest some concrete ways in which we can take her challenges seriously.