A law student's guide : legal education's knowledge, skills, and ethics dimensions / Nelson P. Miller.
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Title
A law student's guide : legal education's knowledge, skills, and ethics dimensions / Nelson P. Miller.
Published
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF283 .M548 2010
ISBN
9781594608551 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1594608555 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1594608555 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
xvi, 216 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)607574961
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
ix
I.
Knowledge---Jurisprudence and Legal Systems
3
A.
The Legal Profession
3
1.
Legal Education
4
2.
Regulation of Practice
7
3.
Legal Services
10
4.
Law Firms
15
5.
Judges
19
B.
Sources of Law
22
1.
Constitutions
29
2.
Common Law
31
3.
Statutory Law
34
4.
Administrative Law
37
5.
Legal Research
40
C.
The Structure of Legal Systems
45
1.
Federalism
45
2.
Separation of Powers
47
3.
Individual Rights
52
4.
Substance and Procedure
54
5.
Choice of Law
56
D.
The Justice System
59
1.
Civil Litigation
59
2.
Criminal Justice
66
3.
International Law
70
4.
Comparative Law
73
5.
Law and Diversity
75
E.
Other Reading
80
II.
Skills---Legal Method and Law Practice
83
A.
Cognitive (Thinking) Skills
84
1.
Processing
85
2.
Reasoning
101
3.
Discerning
119
B.
Affective (Doing) Skills
142
1.
Interviewing
143
2.
Counseling
145
3.
Investigation
147
4.
Negotiation
150
5.
Confrontation
152
6.
Management
154
C.
Other Reading
156
III.
Ethics---Professional Identity
163
A.
Conduct
164
1.
Lawyer-Client Relationship
167
2.
Counselor and Advocate
169
3.
Law Practice
170
4.
Public Protection
172
B.
Duties
174
1.
Risk Management
176
2.
Legal Duties
178
3.
Fiduciary Duties
180
C.
Qualities
181
1.
Attributes
183
2.
Attitudes
185
3.
Dispositions
187
D.
Identity
190
1.
Communication
192
2.
Cognition
195
3.
Reference
197
E.
Other Reading
201
1.
Ethical Dimensions of Legal Education
201
2.
Perspectives on Diversity
202
Conclusion
207
Index
211