Legal education

There is a link between lawyer sucides and law school

Lawyers, Mindfulness / By Maureen F Fitzgerald

I practiced law for 20 years and have been reading about the problem of suicides among U.S. lawyers. I have to say I am not surprised. It’s not just the pressure, its our entire legal system starting with first year law school. I spent six years (my doctorate years) looking at what happens to law students. Law […]

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Law School is Turning Human

News, Women / By Maureen F Fitzgerald

I attended a Symposium Last Year in Berkeley on the Mindful Lawyer. Many of the speakers have contributed to the recent Touro Law Review which is devoted to legal education. It includes the following: Humanism Goes to Law School which is a summary of law school activities in the USA; Victor Goode’s article on CUNY’s

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