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Discussion Group: Educating Social Justice Lawyers
Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2012 Annual Conference
  • Brenda V. Smith, American University Washington College of Law
  • Jayesh Rathod, American University Washington College of Law
  • Marisa Cianciarulo, Chapman University School of Law
  • Rachel Camp, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Christine Zuni Cruz, University of New Mexico School of Law
  • Margaret Drew, The University of Alabama School of Law
  • Luz Herrera, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  • Chaumtoli Huq, New York Law School
  • Gowri Krishna, Fordham University School of Law
  • Jaime Lee, University of Baltimore School of Law
  • Anjana Malhotra, Seattle University School of Law
  • Mae Quinn, Washington University School of Law
  • Sarah Rogerson, Albany Law School
  • Dan Smulian, Brooklyn Law School
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
8-1-2012
Conference / Event Location
Amelia Island, FL
Abstract

In this discussion group, clinicians and lawyering skills professors with expertise in a wide range of fields, including immigration, employment, housing, domestic violence, LGBT rights, and community economic development, will describe how they define and teach the skills of social justice lawyering. Some examples include teaching legislative advocacy skills; linking discrete lawyering situations to broader historical and political contexts; and choosing liveclient opportunities and simulation content that challenge dominant narratives. Discussants will also address these questions: If our charge is to train a new cadre of social justice lawyers, or to inspire all law students to view service to community as an integral part of their professional identity, what would our ideal curriculum look like? Is a good social justice advocate anything more than simply a well-trained lawyer?

Citation Information
Brenda V. Smith, Jayesh Rathod, Marisa Cianciarulo, Rachel Camp, et al.. "Discussion Group: Educating Social Justice Lawyers" Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2012 Annual Conference (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jayesh_rathod/36/