Humanizing Legal Education

The first word that comes to mind: Overwhelming. I'm here at the Legal Education at the Crossroads conference at UW in Seattle. There are about 200 people - law professors, deans, administrators from over a hundred institutions. There are over 90 presenters and most of the presentations are running multiple times so there are always many options.

The next word that comes to mind: Exciting! This is what we dreamed of ten years ago and now it is happening. We've moved beyond the mavericks and pioneers and are teetering on the Tipping Point.

Part 3: Cindy Adcock

Part 2. Susan Daicoff continues her story about her personal career path and how her work on lawyer psychology led to work in the comprehensive lawyer. She also talks about sources of lawyer distress and offers solutions.

For many lawyers, the memory of law school is not a pleasant one. We endured it while we were there and we escaped. Others flourished in law school. What makes the difference? For the very reasons that we ran screaming away from law school, or enjoyed it, it is fertile ground for new ideas about humanizing the law. Many of the models of CuttingEdgeLaw are based in law schools. And, a new movement dedicated to humanizing law school is growing among law professors, deans and clinical instructors.