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Why Lawyers Are Unhappy, Martin E.P. Seligman, Paul R. Verkuil, Terry H. Kang

Articles

[According to the authors of this article, the growing unhappiness of lawyers, particularly young lawyers, stems from three causes: (1) Lawyers are selected for their pessimism (or "prudence") and this generalizes to the rest of their lives; (2) Young associates hold jobs that are characterized by high pressure and low decision latitude, exactly the conditions that promote poor health and poor morale; and (3) American law is to some extent a zero-sum game, and negative emotions flow from zero-sum games....

This article has been shared with practitioners as well as academics. It grows out of faculty seminars held at the …

The Transformation Of An Academic Discipline: Law Professors In The Past And Future (Or Toy Story Too), Stephen M. Feldman

Journal of Legal Education

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Schooling Expectations, James Boyd White

Journal of Legal Education

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Vol. 3, No. 01 (December 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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The System Of Syllogism, Richard Dien Winfield

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

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The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same: Mr. Tutt And The Distrust Of Lawyers In The Early Twentieth Century, Molly A. Guptill

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

The note explores the intersection of public perception, legal ethics, and professional identity in the twentieth century, focusing on how Arthur Train's fictional character, Ephraim Tutt, influenced both the public's idealized view of lawyers and the legal profession's response to declining prestige. Train's portrayal of Tutt, a nostalgic archetype of the nineteenth-century country lawyer, highlighted the tension between the profession's modernization and the public's longing for a bygone era of ethical integrity. This duality spurred discussions on legal reform and the evolution of ethical standards, as the profession sought to bridge the gap between myth and reality.

Vol. 2, No. 09 (November 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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Clark Memorandum: Fall 2004, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• On the Shoulders of Giants (Elder Boyd K. Packer)
• How Do We Practice Our Religion While We Practice? (Thomas B. Griffith)
• In His Own Words (Monte Stewart)
• The Essence of Lawyering in an Atmosphere of Faith (Kevin J Worthen)

From The Dean, Lauren K. Robel

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

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Volume 28, Issue 2 (Fall 2004)

Transcript

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Fall 2004

Bill of Particulars

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A Response To The Society Of American Law Teachers Statement On The Bar Exam, Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus

Journal of Legal Education

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Rational Standard Setting In Lawyer Qualification: A Critical Look At The Proposal Of The New York Board Of Law Examiners To Increase The Passing Score On The Bar Examination, Frederick Link

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

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Reading/Teaching Lawyer Films, James R. Elkins

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Vol. 2, No. 07/08 (June/July 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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Vol. 2, No. 06 (May 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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Volume 28, Issue 1 (Spring 2004)

Transcript

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Using Our Brains: What Cognitive Science Teaches About Teaching Law Students To Be Ethical, Professionally Responsible Lawyers, Alan M. Lerner

ExpressO

Throughout our lives, below the level of our consciousness, each of us develops powerful values, intuitions, expectations, and needs that powerfully affect both our perceptions and our judgments. Placed in situations in which we feel threatened, or which implicate our values, our brains, relying on those implicitly learned, emotionally weighted, memories, can "downshift," to primitive, self-protective problem solving techniques - fight or flight. Because these processes operate below the radar of our consciousness, we react without reflection or the opportunity for interdiction. Thus, it may be that automatic, “emotional” reaction, rather than thoughtful, reasoned analysis leads to our responses to …

The Rule Of Law In The Reform Of Legal Education: Teaching The Legal Mind In Japanese Law Schools, James Maxeiner

All Faculty Scholarship

• a. The Rule of Law is at the heart of the present legal reform.
• b. There is an international consensus about basic elements of the Rule of Law.
• c. Legal methods are central to the Rule of Law. But different legal methods are used to realize the Rule of Law.
• d. Teaching legal methods, i.e., teaching to think like a lawyer, is at the heart of that which is professional in legal education.
• e. The present legal reform invites Japanese law schools to teach legal methods.

Vol. 2, No. 04/05 (March/April 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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Vol. 2, No. 03 (February 2004)

Indiana Law Update

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Professor Bryan Harris Remembered: "Volez" To A Pierce Law Friend, Jon R. Cavicchi

Law Faculty Scholarship

Bryan Harris, MA (Oxon), passed away recently in his beloved native England, after a brief illness. His wife Mary, two sons and a daughter survive him. Bryan Harris had a long and distinguished career as an author, educator, barrister, diplomat, publisher and lobbyist. He was a consultant on European Union policies and laws to commercial and professional firms and associations. For almost three decades he was a Member of the Board of Trustees and Adjunct Professor of European Union Law at Pierce Law. Pierce Law President and Dean, John Hutson summed up what many members of the Pierce Law community …

The Advocate

The Advocate

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The Advocate

The Advocate

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Brown’S Legacy: Looking Back, Moving Forward, Wilhelmina M. Wright

William Mitchell Law Review

This keynote speech was delivered at the Lena O. Smith Luncheon on May 7, 2004. Lena O. Smith was the first African-American woman to practice law in Minnesota. In 1921, she graduated from Northwestern College of Law, a predecessor of William Mitchell College of Law. See generally Ann Juergens, Lena Olive Smith: A Minnesota Civil Rights Pioneer, 28 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 397 (2001).

Dedication: In Memory Of Patricia Ward Gerdes, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxi (2004), Michael Bartolic

UIC Law Review

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Dedication: An Indelible Imprint, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxiii (2004), Erin N. Graham

UIC Law Review

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Foreword: Kratovil Symposium Issue Of The John Marshall Law Review, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2004), Celeste M. Hammond

UIC Law Review

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Evidence? Or Emotional Fuel?, Robert E. Precht

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

The following excerpt is from Defending Mohammad: Justice on Trial (Cornell University Press, 2003), by Robert E. Precht, and appears here with permission of Cornell University Press. The excerpt is from Chapter 8, "Relevance and Prejudice." The book is based on the author's experience as public defender for Mohammad Salameh, the lead suspect in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

Remembering Pine Gate, 38 J. Marshall L. Rev. 5 (2004), Douglas G. Baird

UIC Law Review

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