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Pairs passages from works of classical rhetoric with contemporary
legal rulings to highlight and analyze their deep and abiding
connections in matters of persuasion.
Domestic violence accounts for approximately one-fifth of all
violent crime in the United States and is among the most difficult
issues confronting professionals in the legal and criminal justice
systems. In this volume, Elizabeth Britt argues that learning
embodied advocacy-a practice that results from an expanded
understanding of expertise based on lived experience-and adopting
it in legal settings can directly and tangibly help victims of
abuse. Focusing on clinical legal education at the Domestic
Violence Institute at the Northeastern University School of Law,
Britt takes a case-study approach to illuminate how challenging the
context, aims, and forms of advocacy traditionally embraced in the
U.S. legal system produces better support for victims of domestic
violence. She analyzes a wide range of materials and practices,
including the pedagogy of law school training programs, interviews
with advocates, and narratives written by students in the emergency
department, and looks closely at the forms of rhetorical education
through which students assimilate advocacy practices. By examining
how students learn to listen actively to clients and to recognize
that clients have the right and ability to make decisions for
themselves, Britt shows that rhetorical education can succeed in
producing legal professionals with the inclination and capacity to
engage others whose values and experiences diverge from their own.
By investigating the deep relationship between legal education and
rhetorical education, Reimagining Advocacy calls for conversations
and action that will improve advocacy for others, especially for
victims of domestic violence seeking assistance from legal
professionals.
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