American Law School Review, Volume 3West Publishing Company, 1911 |
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... legal education that gave rise to the segregation of teachers of law as a class . In early days young men just grew up into the legal profession , somewhat after the fashion of Topsy . It is true that they usu- ally entered the office ...
... legal education that gave rise to the segregation of teachers of law as a class . In early days young men just grew up into the legal profession , somewhat after the fashion of Topsy . It is true that they usu- ally entered the office ...
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... law . The quarter century following the Civil War is an interesting period in the history of legal education in America . First , it saw a marked increase in the number of law schools and of the students attending them , due to a ...
... law . The quarter century following the Civil War is an interesting period in the history of legal education in America . First , it saw a marked increase in the number of law schools and of the students attending them , due to a ...
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... legal education . But in the nature of things they cannot find the time , even if they can com- mand the intensity of interest , necessary for the kind of work now expected of the class of professional teachers . Again , by way of ...
... legal education . But in the nature of things they cannot find the time , even if they can com- mand the intensity of interest , necessary for the kind of work now expected of the class of professional teachers . Again , by way of ...
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... legal problems . He goes in for the handling of cases , not the taking care of clients the giving of opinions on ... legal education in the United States in the past 50 years . Although the law demands that its practitioners possess ...
... legal problems . He goes in for the handling of cases , not the taking care of clients the giving of opinions on ... legal education in the United States in the past 50 years . Although the law demands that its practitioners possess ...
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... legal education should be made to con- form to university standards of sound schol- arship is a question to which ... legal education teaches us that the law school is peculiarly the place for the student to become master of the ...
... legal education should be made to con- form to university standards of sound schol- arship is a question to which ... legal education teaches us that the law school is peculiarly the place for the student to become master of the ...
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Page 111 - Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Page 486 - A lawyer should not in any way communicate upon the subject of controversy with a party represented by counsel; much less should he undertake to negotiate or compromise the matter with him, but should deal only with his counsel.
Page 108 - Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
Page 491 - Lawyers should expose without fear or favor before the proper tribunals corrupt or dishonest conduct in" the profession, and should accept without hesitation employment against a member of the Bar who has wronged his client.
Page 162 - suits in equity shall not be sustained in either of the courts of the United States in any case where a plain, adequate, and complete remedy may be had at law.
Page 485 - It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense.
Page 490 - Stirring Up Litigation, Directly or Through Agents. — It is unprofessional for a lawyer to volunteer advice to bring a lawsuit, except in rare cases where ties of blood, relationship or trust make it his duty to do so. Stirring up strife and litigation is not only unprofessional, but it is indictable at common law.
Page 486 - Advising upon the Merits of a Client's Cause. — A lawyer should endeavor to obtain full knowledge of his client's cause before advising thereon, and he is bound to give a candid opinion of the merits and probable result of pending or contemplated litigation.
Page 89 - The future of the Republic, to a great extent, depends upon our maintenance of Justice pure and unsullied. It cannot be so maintained unless the conduct and the motives of the members of our profession are such as to merit the approval of all just men.
Page 489 - Candor and Fairness The conduct of the lawyer before the Court and with other lawyers should be characterized by candor and fairness.