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The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law de Christopher P. Banks

The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law

Autor Christopher P. Banks
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 iul 2017
While emphasizing that lawyers fulfill a vital but often misunderstood public function in society,The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Lawby Christopher P. Banks dispels some of the common misconceptions about the legal profession to show that the reality of being a lawyer is much different from what many students believe it to be. Many students know little about what law school is like or how it differs from undergraduate study, and this book corrects common myths about graduating law school and life after passing the bar. This brief primer is a nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it is really like to go into the legal profession, from start to finish, giving students considering a career in law a realistic overview of their potential legal careers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781506333120
ISBN-10: 1506333125
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția CQ Press
Locul publicării:Washington DC, United States

Cuprins

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1 The Myths and Realities of Being a Lawyer
The Trial Lawyer Myth
The “Law School Is a Good Investment” Myth
The Diversity and Egalitarian Myth
The Plan of the Book
Selected Readings
Web Links
Endnotes
2 Applying to Law School
A Brief Introduction to the American Legal Profession
Preparing for Law School: “Prelaw” Undergraduate Studies
Applying to Law School
Conclusion
Selected Readings
Web Links
Endnotes
3 Law School
The Casebook Method: “Learning to Think Like a Lawyer”
The Law School Curriculum
Licensing Requirements and Bar Admissions
Conclusion
Selected Readings
Web Links
Endnotes
4 The Practice of Law
The Business of Legal Practice
Big Law and Its Impact on the Legal Profession
Private Practice and Other Legal Employment Settings
Alternative Careers: Nonlegal Jobs
Conclusion
Selected Readings
Web Links
Endnotes
5 Future Trends and Reform Issues in the Legal Profession
The Legal Profession’s Insularity
The Difficulties of Traditional Law School Instruction
The Competitive Delivery of Legal Services in the Future
Conclusion
Selected Readings
Web Links
Endnotes
Index

Notă biografică

Christopher P. Banks is a professor at Kent State University where he has served as the department's graduate coordinator for its M.A. and Ph.D. program, and as an affiliate for the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy. Presently, he is the department's prelaw advisor. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the judicial process, constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, law and society, terrorism, and American politics. He holds a J.D. from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.
Before becoming a faculty member at Kent State, Professor Banks practiced law in civil and criminal litigation and was active in local and state politics; in the late 1980's he was appointed by Connecticut Governor William O'Neill to serve as an administrative hearing officer for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
Professor Banks is the author of the Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court (John Hopkins University Press, 1999); the co-author of The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism: From the Rehnquist to Roberts Court (Lanham: Roman & Littlefield, 2012) and Courts and Judicial Policymaking (Prentice Hall, 2008); and co-editor of the Final Arbiter: The Consequences of Bush v. Gore for Law and Politics (State University of New York Press, 2006) along with Superintending Democracy: The Courts and the Political Process (University of Akron Press, 2001). He has published numerous book chapters, book reviews, and journal articles on judicial behavior, law and politics, federalism, terrorism, and human rights in Justice System Journal, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Judicature, International Journal of Human Rights, Public Integrity: The Journal for the American Society of Public Administration, Social Science Quarterly, Southeastern Political Review, and The Journal of Law & Politics, among others.

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While emphasizing that lawyers fulfill a vital but often misunderstood public function in society,The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Lawby Christopher P. Banks dispels some of the common misconceptions about the legal profession to show that the reality of being a lawyer is much different from what many students believe it to be. Many students know little about what law school is like or how it differs from undergraduate study, and this book corrects common myths about graduating law school and life after passing the bar. This brief primer is a nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it is really like to go into the legal profession, from start to finish, giving students considering a career in law a realistic overview of their potential legal careers.