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The Behaviour Of Family Lawyers And The Implications For Legal Education, John H. Wade
The Behaviour Of Family Lawyers And The Implications For Legal Education, John H. Wade
John Wade
Legal educators have often developed courses with the purported goal of teaching students to “think like lawyers.” Yet little is known about the ways various classes of lawyers think or behave. This paper offers some insights through anecdotal observations of the behaviour of family lawyers in Sydney. It must be conceded, however, that even beginning to demystify lawyerly behaviour does little to resolve current debates about the goals and methods of legal education.
What Do Clients Of Mediators "Want"?, John Wade
What Do Clients Of Mediators "Want"?, John Wade
John Wade
Extract: This title reflects a familiar marketing and ethical question for all service providers – what do clients of plumbers/doctors/psychologists/builders/lawyers etc want? Predictably, the answers given by anecdote, “theory” and more systematic research are complicated and conflicting. There is a simple answer to every complex question, and it is wrong. There are three elements in the question – what do the (1) clients of (2) mediators (3) want?