For example, the well
known legal academic Prof. William Twining published a summary response last month on the importance of the role of ethics and philosophy in legal training, and reducing an overloaded undergraduate curriculum.
Not exact matches
In her book Law and Reorder, published by the American Bar Association in 2010, she describes a
legal profession «where the billable hour
no longer works»; where attorneys, judges, recruiters, and
academics all agree that this system of compensation has perverted the industry, leading to brutal work hours, massive inefficiency, and highly inflated costs.
Richard Posner, well «
known as both a federal judge and
legal academic, is generally recognized as one of the chief originators of the law and economics movement.
Although
academics don't warrant a «class privilege,» she said,
academic - participant confidentiality can be awarded on a case - by - case basis, provided it meets the criteria of an existing four - step
legal principle,
known as the Wigmore test, which balances public interest in maintaining confidentiality against the court's interest in getting at the truth.
At that point the only difference between Fraser and Dirty Harry is that Fraser still believes in the
legal system and Dirty Harry
knows that justice is an
academic concept unsuited for street survival.
Two cases, one
known by all, the other hardly
known outside
legal and
academic worlds.
I don't
know if a charter school with an openly conducted selective - admission process based on
academic qualifications, a la Lowell, would be
legal or not.
Without
knowing for sure if these sites are
legal and whether you are putting your
academic career at risk, you've also probably wondered if they are worth using to begin with.
Steve: many
academics misunderstand the word «vexatious» which (as you
know) has a technical
legal meaning.
Legal publishing in jurisdictions like Victoria — or Canadian provinces for that matter — relies on legal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will know have very limited sales poten
Legal publishing in jurisdictions like Victoria — or Canadian provinces for that matter — relies on
legal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will know have very limited sales poten
legal academics or practising lawyers who work hard to write a book, which their publishers will
know have very limited sales potential.
Also, it seems that some UK
legal academics who
know what they're talking about believe the trial judge got the law wrong, even if the result is right.
In defence of LRW instruction in law schools, at least from the point of view of law librarians, I should point out that we work at universities, and as such we have to make sure our students
know how to do
academic research and writing, as well as how to do practical
legal research and writing — something colleagues in the rest of the university libraries do not have to contend with, unless they also work in professional schools.
The majority of the
legal counsels and even the IP litigators I
know do not have an
academic or university degree in a technical field, let alone gained any working experience in such a field.
Blogging on
legal decisions is of value to students,
academics and the
legal community, as case comments are
no longer very popular in Canadian law journals.
I
know Dan Markel, and I
know that he is not biased against individuals with working class roots or against individuals with a «lesser»
academic legal pedigree.
Katrina has authored several scholarly articles and the business of law coursebook, «The
Legal Career:
Knowing the Business, Thriving in Practice» (West
Academic 2017).
Professor Miller is, as you
know, the most experienced
legal academic in the world when it comes to American federal civil procedure.
I think Canadian researchers, be they
academic or not, would benefit from
knowing the scope and nature of other
legal research initiatives and publications in Canada.
In order to focus students» attention to the importance of
academic writing and to give them the opportunity to get to
know each other and the local area, I designed six trails around London, each taking in four buildings of
legal significance.
Hi Steve — of course accuracy and currency are important, and I don't
know of any
academic law librarian who does not try to impart this in the training the give in law school
legal research sessions.
Do you
know that it is
legal to seek our
academic writing services and is not against the policies of your university, college or any other learning institution?