1st Edition
Law and Leadership Integrating Leadership Studies into the Law School Curriculum
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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Leadership includes the ability to persuade others to embrace one’s ideas and to act upon them. Teaching law students the art of persuasion through advocacy is at the heart of legal education. But historically law schools have not included leadership studies in the curriculum. This book is one of the first to examine whether and how to integrate the theory and practice of leadership studies into... Read more
List of Figures, List of Tables, Notes on Contributors, Foreword by James MacGregor Burns, Preface by Donald J. Polden, Acknowledgments, Copyright Acknowledgments, Introduction, PART I: Lawyers as Leaders, PART II: Why Leadership Studies in Law School?, PART III: Developing a Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Appendix: Leadership Education in the Legal Academy: Principles, Practices and Possibilities. A Report from the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership—University of Maryland, Index
Biography
Paula Monopoli is Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law. She is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia School of Law and she is an elected member of the American Law Institute. Professor Monopoli also founded the School of Law's Women, Leadership & Equality Program in 2003. Susan McCarty is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Maryland School of Law. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the University of Maryland School of Law, order of the coif. As Senior Research Fellow, McCarty edits and prepares faculty books and articles for publication.
A Baker & Taylor Academic Essentials Title in Leadership 'Many lawyers will become leaders - decision-makers, not just advisors - in legal, social, economic and political institutions and will have to express and implement a substantive vision. Law schools at present do little to train students for this vital role. This book presents important perspectives on why that must change.' Ben W. Heineman, Jr., former GE general counsel, senior fellow at Harvard’s schools of law and government [co-teacher of Lawyer as Leader: The Challenges of the General Counsel] ’This long overdue book not only answers the question of why leadership education for lawyers is essential, it also offers a clearly articulated explanation of how leadership must be integrated into law school curriculum and what should be offered and why. It is a must read for every dean, professor, practitioner and student of the law.’ Cynthia Cherrey, Princeton University, USA
