Judith L Ritter Copyright (c) 2011 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter Recent documents in Judith L Ritter en-us Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:45:37 PST 3600 Growin’ Up: An Assessment of Adult Self-Image in Clinical Law Students http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/7 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/7 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:40:11 PST My thesis is that a majority of law students do not view themselves as adult professionals. When upper-class law students participate in live-client clinical programs, their lack of an adult self-image presents a barrier to effectiveness.

This article draws upon theories of psychological and moral development to explore the ingredients of being an adult and having an adult self-image. It examines the obstacles to development confronted by contemporary law students. The article explains the ways in which having an adult self-image is so important to the success of the student lawyer and how lacking an adult self-image can diminish the value of an experiential learning experience.

In the article, I urge teachers in traditional and experiential/clinical courses to be mindful of the developmental journeys of our students. I recommend that faculty support personality growth at the same time that they support professional growth and skills acquisition. I suggest ways in which this can be accomplished. I conclude by emphasizing that by paying closer attention to students’ self-images clinical teachers can position their students for more substantial growth as lawyers.

]]> Judith L. Ritter Legal Education Death Penalty Cases Impose Singular Burden http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/6 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/6 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:50:51 PDT Judith L. Ritter et al. Juries Widener Law Criminal Defense Clinic: Twelve Years of Making a Difference http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/5 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/5 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:30:38 PDT Judith L. Ritter Legal Education Recent Decision, Prejudgment Attachment As a Means of Reaching Foreign Securities: Inter-Regional Financial Group, Inc. v. Hashemi http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/4 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/4 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:45:44 PST Judith L. Ritter Trials Criminal Trials of Co-Defendants: The United States Supreme Court Clarifies the Rules http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/3 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:43:35 PST Judith L. Ritter Trials The X Files: Joint Trials, Redacted Confessions and Thirty Years of Sidestepping Bruton http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/2 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/2 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:39:41 PST Judith L. Ritter Trials Your Lips Are Moving…But the Words Aren’t Clear: Dissecting the Presumption That Jurors Understand Instructions http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/1 http://works.bepress.com/judith_ritter/1 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:37:54 PST Judith L. Ritter Juries