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Author:   Christopher P. Banks
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   CQ Press
Edition:   Revised ed.
ISBN:  

9781506333120

ISBN 10:   1506333125
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   25 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1 The Myths and Realities of Being a Lawyer The Trial Lawyer Myth The “Law School Is a Good Investment” Myth The Diversity and Egalitarian Myth The Plan of the Book Selected Readings Web Links Endnotes 2 Applying to Law School A Brief Introduction to the American Legal Profession Preparing for Law School: “Prelaw” Undergraduate Studies Applying to Law School Conclusion Selected Readings Web Links Endnotes 3 Law School The Casebook Method: “Learning to Think Like a Lawyer” The Law School Curriculum Licensing Requirements and Bar Admissions Conclusion Selected Readings Web Links Endnotes 4 The Practice of Law The Business of Legal Practice Big Law and Its Impact on the Legal Profession Private Practice and Other Legal Employment Settings Alternative Careers: Nonlegal Jobs Conclusion Selected Readings Web Links Endnotes 5 Future Trends and Reform Issues in the Legal Profession The Legal Profession’s Insularity The Difficulties of Traditional Law School Instruction The Competitive Delivery of Legal Services in the Future Conclusion Selected Readings Web Links Endnotes Index

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Christopher P. Banks is a professor at Kent State University where he has served as the department’s graduate coordinator for its M.A. and Ph.D. program, and as an affiliate for the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy. Presently, he is the department’s prelaw advisor. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the judicial process, constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, law and society, terrorism, and American politics. He holds a J.D. from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Before becoming a faculty member at Kent State, Professor Banks practiced law in civil and criminal litigation and was active in local and state politics; in the late 1980’s he was appointed by Connecticut Governor William O’Neill to serve as an administrative hearing officer for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Professor Banks is the author of the Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court (John Hopkins University Press, 1999); the co-author of The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism: From the Rehnquist to Roberts Court (Lanham: Roman & Littlefield, 2012) and Courts and Judicial Policymaking (Prentice Hall, 2008); and co-editor of the Final Arbiter: The Consequences of Bush v. Gore for Law and Politics (State University of New York Press, 2006) along with Superintending Democracy: The Courts and the Political Process (University of Akron Press, 2001). He has published numerous book chapters, book reviews, and journal articles on judicial behavior, law and politics, federalism, terrorism, and human rights in Justice System Journal, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Judicature, International Journal of Human Rights, Public Integrity: The Journal for the American Society of Public Administration, Social Science Quarterly, Southeastern Political Review, and The Journal of Law & Politics, among others.

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