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Beyond Stress Reduction: Mindfulness As A Skill For Developing Authentic Professional Identity, Richard C. Reuben

Faculty Publications

Mindfulness is often touted in the legal field for its capacity to help reduce stress and improve focus through the management of distractions. However, the potential contributions of mindfulness practice for the legal profession extend beyond stress reduction' and include great promise for helping lawyers understand who they are as members of the legal profession - that is, their professional identity. This knowledge is empowering because it allows lawyers facing ethical quandaries to make choices that better align their professional values with their personal values, rather than aligning their personal values with professional values and societal expectations of success. In …

Student And Career Services Newsletter 08, Office Of Student And Career Services

Student and Career Services Newsletter

April 2021 - Part 1

Advocating For The Future, John C. Dernbach, Irma S. Russell, Matthew Bogoshian

Faculty Works

Attorneys in our varied roles need to step up and address the climate crisis for the sake of every person and for the public good. All lawyers must be sustainability lawyers now. This article explains why; it also offers an illustrative set of suggestions on how to get started and what to do.

April 2021 Newsletter

Ergo

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Ai And Legal Scholarship : Reflections On Evolution And Influences, Jonathon W. Penney

Articles & Book Chapters

Leading Legal Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and a Toolkit for Lawyers and the Law is designed to challenge lawyers with the practical implications that emerging technologies will have on delivering legal services and thinking about legal issues to navigate their digital transformation. By inviting thought leaders across the world and in different disciplines, ranging from privacy, contract law, and torts to governance and policy, this book goes beyond abstract and general philosophical observations on matters that concern practitioners. This practical approach has generated a wide range of global perspectives, which are refreshingly novel and timely for what are increasingly global issues. …

Law Library Blog (April 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Ezra, Rehnquist, And St. Mary’S University, Lance Kimbro

St. Mary's Law Journal

Abstract forthcoming.

Legal Services Needs Assessment For Rio Grande Valley Residents In Texas: A Comprehensive T3 Report, Amber Baylor, Nandita Chaudhuri, Luz E. Herrera, Felipe Hinojosa

Faculty Scholarship

This report presents the findings of a legal needs assessment and oral history project that was simultaneously undertaken from August 2019 to September 2020 in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. The purpose of the research is to provide a detailed discussion about access to legal information and to document the pertinent legal needs in the Rio Grande Valley. The project documented respondents’ perceptions of the area’s legal assets and needs.

The report captured information from more than 600 individuals who participated in surveys, focus groups, and interviews to create an overview of the historic legal-resource environment that exists …

Results Of The Legal Incubator Lawyers' Survey, Aba Standing Committee On The Delivery Of Legal Services, Center For Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, Luz E. Herrera, Rebecca Sandefur, Briana Morris

Faculty Scholarship

Legal incubators, also known as law firm incubators, in the United States are designed to help lawyers develop and launch law practices while expanding access to underserved populations. Based on business incubator models, legal incubator programs support the creation of new law firms by providing space, mentoring, and training to licensed lawyers. Most of the law firms produced by these legal incubators are solo or small firms that exist as both for profit businesses and nonprofit entities. Since the first legal incubator appeared in 2007, over 70 self-identified legal incubator programs have emerged around the globe.

In 2016, the ABA …

Natural Language Processing For Lawyers And Judges, Frank Fagan

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Law as Data: Computation, Text, & the Future of Legal Analysis. Edited by Michael A. Livermore and Daniel N. Rockmore.

Rwu Law News: The Newsletter Of Roger Williams University School Of Law 04-2021, Michael M. Bowden, Barry Bridges, Political Roundtable

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Benturan Kepentingan Dalam Transaksi Jual Beli Saham Antara Yayasan Dan Perseroan Terbatas (Analisis Terhadap Putusan Peninjauan Kembali Nomor 627/Pk/Pdt/2019), Agnes Wulandari

Indonesian Notary

Dalam rangka mendukung kegiatannya untuk mencapai maksud dan tujuan dari
Anggaran Dasarnya, Yayasan diperbolehkan oleh Undang-undang Yayasan untuk
mendirikan badan usaha. Hal tersebut menjadi dasar bagi suatu Yayasan untuk
melakukan penyertaan modal pada suatu Perseroan Terbatas. Penyertaan modal yang
dilakukan oleh suatu Yayasan dapat dilakukan dalam hal menjadi pemegang saham
dalam satu Perseroan Terbatas. Sebagai pemegang saham dalam perseroan, Yayasan
tentunya memiliki hak sebagaimana yang dimiliki oleh pemegang saham suatu
Perseroan Terbatas pada umumnya, salah satunya yaitu untuk menjual atau
mengalihkan saham yang dimilikinya. Namun, terdapat beberapa larangan dalam
kaitanya dengan pertanggungjawaban pengurus Yayasan untuk menghindari transaksi
afiliasi yang disebabkan …

What Is Cultural Misappropriation And Why Does It Matter? 03-31-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Vol. 60, No. 13 (March 29, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 60, No. 12 (March 22, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Panel: Legal Ethics And The Environmental/Natural Resources Lawyer's Practices, John R. Leathers, Richard H. Underwood, Skip Stigger, Joseph J. Zaluski, Frank Dickerson, Donald H. Vish, W. Henry Graddy Iv, Thomas J. Fitzgerald

Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law

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Vol. 60, No. 11 (March 15, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Law School News: Making A Difference Together 03-15-2021, Michael M. Bowden

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Law School News: Rwu Law Alumnae Will Address Ginsburg Legacy, Workplace Gender Equity 03-11-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Champions For Justice Virtual Fundraiser 03-11-2021, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Michael M. Bowden

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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