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Rising Expectations In Law Practice And Legal Education, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The State Of Trial Advocacy And Legal Education: Three New Studies, Roger C. Cramton, Erik M. Jensen

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The appearance of three recent studies- two of trial judges’ perceptions of trial lawyers’ performance and one of law schools graduates’ perceptions of the utility of legal training- provides an opportunity to reevaluate the state of lawyer competence and the effect of law schools on that competence. With increased pressures in the profession for reformation of law school curricula, including the prescription of particular subjects, separation of the imagined failings of law schools from the genuine deficiencies has become increasingly important.

Welfare Law: A Challenging Field For Lawyers, Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The profusion of welfare laws has created a legitimate demand for more welfare lawyers with a broad view of the programs.

Client Perjury, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Barriers To Effective Public Participation In Regulation Of The Legal Profession, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Improving On The Contingent Fee, Kevin M. Clermont, John D. Currivan

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Two basic fees--contingent and hourly--dominate the variety of fees that lawyers charge clients for pursuing damage claims. Each of these two types has its advantages; each is plagued with substantial disadvantages. This Article proposes a new type of fee, one that preserves the respective advantages of the two present fees while minimizing their distinct disadvantages.

In essence, the proposed fee calls for the payment, on a contingent basis, of an amount computed by adding one component tied to hours worked and another component linked to amount recovered. The preferability and feasibility of this proposed fee argue for the abolishment, or …

The Ordinary Religion Of The Law School Classroom, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Hired Gun Or The Social Engineer, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Competency For What?, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Promise And Reality In Legal Services, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Getting The Law School Down To Where The World Is, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Task Ahead In Legal Services, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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What Is The Public Interest? Who Represents It?, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Comment, Roger C. Cramton

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Maynard E. Pirsig: Idealism In The Service Of Judicial Administration, Charles W. Wolfram

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Preliminary Notes Toward A Study Of Judicial Notice, E. F. Roberts

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The author describes the common law as a "machine," with judges and lawyers as its working parts. He explains that its successful operation requires a kind of "intellectual adrenalin" in order to keep it responsive to its changing environment. This is the function of judicial notice. The author next examines the different views of judicial notice and points out that each is a reflection of the era in which it was created. He concludes that judicial notice is not a distinct doctrine like the hearsay rule, but rather is simply the art of thinking as practiced within the legal system.

Law And Literature: The Contemporary Image Of The Lawyer, Henry B. Cushing, E. F. Roberts

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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