Unpacking the Apprenticeship of Professional Identity and Purpose: Insights from the Law School Survey of Student Engagement

Authors

Carole Silver, Indiana University Maurer School of LawFollow
Amy Garver, Indiana University - Bloomington
Lindsay Watkins, Law School Survey of Student Engagement

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Publication Citation

17 Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute 373 (2011)

Abstract

Drawing on data from the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, this paper investigates the ways in which law students develop a sense of professional identity and purpose, the third apprenticeship identified by the Carnegie Foundation in its report, Educating Lawyers. The data offer only a first step toward unpacking how students learn about professional identity and purpose. Generally, the findings point to the importance of law school classes for effective learning about legal ethics, and to the role of clinical legal education as a means for deepening the effectiveness of lessons about ethics, professional identity and purpose.

Recommended Citation

Carole Silver, Amy Garver & Lindsay Watkins, Unpacking the Apprenticeship of Professional Identity and Purpose: Insights from the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 17 Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute 373 (2011) (2011).
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/2276