By Professors John Dzienkowski, Brad Wendel, John Steele, David Hricik, Andrew Perlman, David McGowan, Laura Appleman, Steve Lubet, Anita Bernstein, Don Burnett, and Steve Berenson..
Judge’s Response to Facebook Message Showed No Bias, According to Appeals Court
A judge in Texas appears to have handled an ethics dilemma on Facebook in textbook fashion. The judge was presiding over a criminal case involving defendant William Scott Youkers, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for assaulting…
Ethics links about the future of the profession (May 23, 2013)
Law Technology News: Stanford is a source of innovations in the legal profession. (h/t: ABA Journal) ABA Journal: "Law firm leaders say industry shift permanent, yet don’t list value and efficiency as top concerns" Bernie Burk, at…
Sara Rankin, "The Fully Formed Lawyer: Why Law Schools Should Require Public Service to Better Prepare Students for Private Practice"
Article. Abstract: It is now commonly accepted that law schools are graduating students who are under-prepared for practice in the real world. In other words, students that perform adequately in the classroom seem to struggle or suffer…