The Language of Law School
Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer"
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal Education, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | Elizabeth Mertz | ISBN: | 9780199884704 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | February 3, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Mertz |
| ISBN: | 9780199884704 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | February 3, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
In this linguistic study of law school education, Mertz shows how law professors employ the Socratic method between teacher and student, forcing the student to shift away from moral and emotional terms in thinking about conflict, toward frameworks of legal authority instead.
In this linguistic study of law school education, Mertz shows how law professors employ the Socratic method between teacher and student, forcing the student to shift away from moral and emotional terms in thinking about conflict, toward frameworks of legal authority instead.
