Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2020
Journal
Journal of Legal Education
Volume
69
Issue
3
First Page
836
Last Page
853
Abstract
Success in law school and in the legal profession often involves mastering and navigating the plethora of unwritten rules and norms that govern institutions and communities. Differences in access to those unwritten rules can privilege and advance some while disadvantaging others. A second-generation law student, for example, is far more likely to know about the professional value of law review than a first-generation law student. Law scholarship is particularly plagued by an insularity that can yield a problematic echo chamber within elite institutions and privileged communities. Thus, the more legal scholarship can be explicitly demystified, taught, and mentored, the more inclusive the scholarly community might become.
Recommended Citation
Jamie Abrams,
The Legal Scholar's Guide Book Reviews,
69
Journal of Legal Education
836
(2020).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2064