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Author : Samuel Estreicher
Release : 2016-04-26
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 104/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Beyond Elite Law by : Samuel Estreicher
Download or read book Beyond Elite Law written by Samuel Estreicher. This book was released on 2016-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the access to justice crisis facing low- and middle-income Americans and the current reforms to address it.
Author : Samuel Estreicher
Release : 2016-04-26
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 095/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Beyond Elite Law by : Samuel Estreicher
Download or read book Beyond Elite Law written by Samuel Estreicher. This book was released on 2016-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are Americans making under $50,000 a year compelled to navigate the legal system on their own, or do they simply give up because they cannot afford lawyers? We know anecdotally that Americans of median or lower income generally do without legal representation or resort to a sector of the legal profession that - because of the sheer volume of claims, inadequate training, and other causes - provides deficient representation and advice. This book poses the question: can we - at the current level of resources, both public and private - better address the legal needs of all Americans? Leading judges, researchers, and activists discuss the role of technology, pro bono services, bar association resources, affordable solo and small firm fees, public service internships, and law student and nonlawyer representation.
Author : Samuel Estreicher
Release : 2023
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Book Synopsis Beyond Elite Law by : Samuel Estreicher
Download or read book Beyond Elite Law written by Samuel Estreicher. This book was released on 2023. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are justly proud of the American legal system and the lawyers and judges who make it work. Our system, to the envy of much of the world, takes law seriously, aspires to reduce the gap between the law on the books and the law as lived, and strives to subject all within its remit to the rule of law. And yet, it remains, at its core, a system of elite law largely for the elite. We are all engaged in elite law, whether as lawyers or academics. Each year, the law schools produce eager, bright graduates ready to provide legal services to a thin layer of the population -- either by working for the major law firms that serve corporate America or for NGOs that practice law with an “impact" on important social issues. Some fortunate graduates find such work; others work for overburdened legal services or public defender officers, or hang a shingle, or practice in small firms although they are usually poorly prepared for the clientele they will encounter. Still many others drop out of the legal system entirely -- perhaps their legal education will prepare them for a political or business career, or will not be relevant at all. We hope in this book to spark a conversation that helps move us beyond elite law, to better align existing legal resources with the people who need representation or simply assistance in navigating bureaucracies but are not wealthy enough to access our “Cadillac" legal system and not poor enough to qualify for the limited supply of publicly supported legal aid.
Author : Robert Granfield
Release : 1992
Genre : Law students
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Book Synopsis Making Elite Lawyers by : Robert Granfield
Download or read book Making Elite Lawyers written by Robert Granfield. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orientation and commencement? Making Elite Lawyers is the first detailed study of legal education at America's premier law school. Drawing on in-depth interviews, student questionnaires, and his own classroom observations, author Robert Granfield documents the conservatizing effects of the Harvard legal education on a broad cross-section of the student population, paying particular attention to the fate of women, students of color, and those from working-class.
Author : Wendy Leo Moore
Release : 2008
Genre : Law
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Book Rating : 062/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reproducing Racism by : Wendy Leo Moore
Download or read book Reproducing Racism written by Wendy Leo Moore. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law schools serve as gateway institutions into one of the most politically powerful social fields: the profession of law. Reproducing Racism is an examination of white privilege and power in two elite United States law schools. Moore examines how racial structures, racialized everyday practices, and racial discourses function in law schools. Utilizing an ethnographic lens, Moore explores the historical construction of elite law schools as institutions that reinforce white privilege and therefore naturalize white political, social, and economic power.
