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AND, given the current HIGH rate of high stress/anxiety amongst law students, should we not be considering upstream causes as well?
Apparently, we've known since the 1960s that the way we educate lawyers is fraught.
Yet, here we are. Educating lawyers like it's the 1960s.
Apparently, we've known since the 1960s that the way we educate lawyers is fraught.
Yet, here we are. Educating lawyers like it's the 1960s.
"The study of mental health of law students can be traced back to the late 1960s when research published in the Wisconsin Law Review found that 'failure anxiety' has been a serious impediment for first-year law students’ ability to study.
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Research from the 1980s all the way to 2016 has shown that the stress and anxiety is not only a problem found among 1Ls, but also one that continues throughout the law school journey."
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