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Persuasion, Joseph William Singer
Persuasion, Joseph William Singer
Michigan Law Review
Lawyers spend a lot of time attempting to persuade other people. They persuade judges to promulgate rules of law that favor their clients. They persuade their law partners to adopt their interpretation of existing law or to adopt their strategy for litigation. They persuade clients to accept the dictates of the law. They persuade adversaries in settlement negotiations and their clients' business associates in contract negotiations. They persuade legislatures to fund legal services for the poor, to adopt or to reject law reforms.
Law professors spend most of their time teaching - or at least practicing - the art of …
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report Dean's Letter, Jeffrey S. Lehman
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report Dean's Letter, Jeffrey S. Lehman
UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports
This letter was sent to alumni with the report.
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report, University Of Michigan Law School
UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports
This report summarizes the findings of a questionnaire sent to University of Michigan Law School alumni five years after graduation.
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School
Class Of 1989 Five Year Report Alumni Comments, University Of Michigan Law School
UMLS Alumni Survey Class Reports
This addendum is a compilation of alumni responses to the open-ended comments sections.
Teaching Mediation As A Lawyering Role Developments, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Teaching Mediation As A Lawyering Role Developments, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Faculty Scholarship
The growth of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) movement has generated an increased interest in the study and practice of mediation as a nonadversarial method of conflict resolution. With mediation, individuals settle their disputes using a neutral third party who has no power to impose a settlement. Historically, mediation has been widely neglected in legal education, and-except for those involved in the labor field-lawyers have not practiced it. Recent gains in visibility have not necessarily resulted in widespread acceptance of mediation. In fact, mediation has even been openly resisted by some members of the legal profession.