Teaching Law Office Management: Why Law Students Need to Know the Business of Being a Lawyer

29 Pages Posted: 1 May 2008

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Debra Moss Vollweiler

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad College of Law

Date Written: April 30, 2008

Abstract

This work examines the course "Law Office Management" and its place in the legal education curriculum. In discussing expert resources on law curriculum development as the MacCrate report and the Carnegie Foundation, the clear message emerges that practical skills of all types should be taught to law students. The article examines these skills and offers solutions as to how this education can be accomplished.

Keywords: law office management, legal education, curriculum, professional skills, business, maccrate report

Suggested Citation

Vollweiler, Debra Moss, Teaching Law Office Management: Why Law Students Need to Know the Business of Being a Lawyer (April 30, 2008). Albany Law Review, Vol. 31, 2007, NSU Shepard Broad Law Center Research Paper No. 08-006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1127415

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