Jurisprudence vs. Law: What’s in a Word?
Thu, Nov 12
|Online and Stumberg Hall
Is it possible to talk about the law and about lawyers as people whose desire and vocation is justice, whose interests go beyond honoraria and clients’ “victories?" Dr. Orlandi will explore these questions with the eyes of a foreign-trained lawyer and by focusing on the role that prudence plays.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2020, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Online and Stumberg Hall
About The Event
Is it still possible to talk about the law and about lawyers as men and women whose desire and vocation is justice, whose interests go beyond honoraria and clients’ immediate “victories?" If not, was this ever the case. If it was, what happened? Dr. Orlandi will explore these questions with the eyes of a foreign-trained lawyer and by focusing on the role that the virtue of prudence might play in answering some, if not all of them.
About Our Scholar
Marianna Orland, Avv. Ph.D.
Associate Director of Academic Programs
Marianna Orlandi received her Ph.D. in Law from the University of Padua, Italy, and from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Prior to moving to Texas, she was a 2019-2020 James Madison Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. She was admitted to the Italian bar in 2015 after graduating magna cum laude from the University…
