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Outsourcing Self-Regulation, Marsha Griggs Jan 2024

Outsourcing Self-Regulation, Marsha Griggs

Washington and Lee Law Review

Answerable only to the courts that have the sole authority to grant or withhold the right to practice law, lawyers operate under a system of self-regulation. The self-regulated legal profession staunchly resists external interference from the legislative and administrative branches of government. Yet, with the same fervor that the legal profession defies non-judicial oversight, it has subordinated itself to the controlling influence of a private interest. By outsourcing the mechanisms that dictate admission to the bar, the legal profession has all but surrendered control of the most crucial component of its gatekeeping function to an unregulated industry that profits at …


Thoughts On Law Clerk Diversity And Influence, Todd C. Peppers Jan 2023

Thoughts On Law Clerk Diversity And Influence, Todd C. Peppers

Scholarly Articles

It is my great good fortune to have been asked to comment on the remarkable Article Law Clerk Selection and Diversity: Insights from Fifty Sitting Judges of the Federal Courts of Appeals by Judge Jeremy D. Fogel, Professor Mary S. Hoopes, and Justice Goodwin Liu. Drawing on a rich vein of data gathered pursuant to a carefully crafted research design and extensive interviews, the authors provide the most detailed account to date regarding the selection criteria used by federal appeals court judges to select their law clerks. The authors pay special attention to the role that diversity plays in picking …


Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Family Law Issues, Philip Trompeter Jun 2001

Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Family Law Issues, Philip Trompeter

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Courtroom Environment, Sam W. Coleman, Iii Jun 2001

Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Courtroom Environment, Sam W. Coleman, Iii

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Substantive Law Issues, Jane Marum Roush Jun 2001

Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On Substantive Law Issues, Jane Marum Roush

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On The Final Report, Elizabeth B. Lacy Jun 2001

Gender Bias Task Force: Comments On The Final Report, Elizabeth B. Lacy

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Introductory Essay: The Relevance Of Gender Bias Studies, Blake D. Morant Jun 2001

Introductory Essay: The Relevance Of Gender Bias Studies, Blake D. Morant

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Should Oral Argument On Appeal Be Abolished Unless Requested By The Court?, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Aug 1978

Should Oral Argument On Appeal Be Abolished Unless Requested By The Court?, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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