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Reflections On Identifying And Mapping Learning Competencies And Outcomes: What Do We Want Law Students To Learn?, Margaret Martin Barry Jan 2018

Reflections On Identifying And Mapping Learning Competencies And Outcomes: What Do We Want Law Students To Learn?, Margaret Martin Barry

NYLS Law Review

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Legal Education And The Civil Law System, Rodrigo Sadi Jan 2018

Legal Education And The Civil Law System, Rodrigo Sadi

NYLS Law Review

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Developing Workplace Law Programming: A Labor Of Love, Michael Z. Green Jan 2018

Developing Workplace Law Programming: A Labor Of Love, Michael Z. Green

Faculty Scholarship

Professor Green reflects and comments on his work in developing workplace law programming as a key component of the annual SEALS program.


The State's Role In The Regulation And Provision Of Legal Services In South Africa And The United States: Supporting, Nudging Or Interfering?, Helen Kruuse, Philip Genty Jan 2018

The State's Role In The Regulation And Provision Of Legal Services In South Africa And The United States: Supporting, Nudging Or Interfering?, Helen Kruuse, Philip Genty

Faculty Scholarship

An independent legal profession is said to be “the bulwark of a free and democratic society.” It is also said that a high measure of independence of mind and action by legal actors is necessary for the maintenance of the rule of law. However, too often, there is the allegation (within the sociological literature in particular) that the legal profession has used the concepts of independence and the rule of law as a shield or cuirass rather than as a sword. The image of lawyers representing unpopular clients fearlessly and advocating on behalf of unpopular causes, so as to uphold …


Public Defense Litigation: An Overview, Lauren Sudeall Lucas Jan 2018

Public Defense Litigation: An Overview, Lauren Sudeall Lucas

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The Necessity Of The Good Person Prosecutor, Jessica A. Roth Jan 2018

The Necessity Of The Good Person Prosecutor, Jessica A. Roth

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In a 2001 essay, Professor Abbe Smith asked the question whether a good person—i.e., a person who is committed to social justice—can be a good prosecutor. Although she acknowledged some hope that the answer to her question could be “yes,” Professor Smith concluded that the answer then was “no”—in part because she saw individual prosecutors generally as having very little discretion to “temper the harsh reality of the criminal justice system.” In this Online Symposium revisiting Professor Smith’s question seventeen years later, my answer to her question is “yes”—a good person can be a good prosecutor.