The Language of Law School: Learning to Think Like a Lawyer

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.


Author: Elizabeth Mertz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 02/03/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.18w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780195183108

About the Author

Elizabeth Mertz is Senior Researcher, American Bar Foundation and Professor of Law, Wisconsin Law School.

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