​More Than Passing The Bar: Texas A&M School Of Law Trains Lawyers To Handle Tough Conversations

Arlington TX

17 February, 2022

4:54 PM

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report February 16, 2022 A room full of the world's best physicists, chemists and biologists could be gathered to talk about climate change. But, if lawyers aren't in the room, Texas A&M School of Law Dean Robert Ahdieh says they will not find a viable solution. Law is the framework that shapes and defines policy, he said. And for that reason, it's important to him that the law school is a space to talk about difficult issues so the school can graduate better lawyers. Some of those issues include climate change, immigration, financial panics or terrorism. Ahdieh believes that at its best, a law school becomes the natural convener for the community to sit down and engage in a complex issue and find solutions for them. "What we really teach in law school rather than maybe anything else is complex problem- solving," Ahdieh said. "Who are all the stakeholders? What are the relevant facts? And then you see, how can we reconstruct all of that in the shadow of the law or using the law? How can we put all that back together in a way that's more just or more equitable, or more efficient?" To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.