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Legal Skills: Making a Real Change in Nigerian Legal Education
Abstract The hallmark of legal education is the transfer and acquisition of knowledge of legal theories and skills. The purpose of this chapter is to examine those legal skills that are…Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession: The Significance of Giving Voice and Listening to Persons Who Experience Discrimination, Bias, and Harassment
Abstract Let’s admit it, harassment and bullying are endemic in the practice of law. Horacio Benardes Neto, the President of the International Bar Association (IBA),…Canadian Law Schools Must Do Their Part to Help Combat Climate Change
The intensifying physical and socio-economic effects of climate change, mainstreamed by political debates and scientific evidence on anthropogenic disruptions to the global climate system, have…Unguided: Social Media Usage in the Legal Profession and the Need for Practical Guidance
An unprecedented ethical dilemma currently faces the legal profession, how to ethically utilize social media. Lawyers who choose to utilize social media in their legal practice are not provided…Entity Regulation, Litigation Rights and the Changing Meaning of Professionalism at the Bar of England and Wales
Abstract Entity Regulation, Litigation Rights and the Changing Meaning of Professionalism at the Bar of England and Wales The Legal Services Act 2007 provided a framework for a…Legal Technology and the Future of Women in Law
Abstract Much has been written about how automation will change the legal profession as a whole, less so about how automation might affect women in legal practice. This paper…Listening and Relational Lawyering
Abstract Legal professionals spend much if not most of their time listening to others, including clients, witnesses, co-workers, and judges. And yet, lawyers are notorious for…Law, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Search Results
Abstract Renowned legal educator Roscoe Pound stated, “Law must be stable and yet it cannot stand still.” Yet, as Susan Nevelow Mart has demonstrated in a seminal…