Toni Jaeger-Fine

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Toni Jaeger-Fine
Born (1961-02-07) 7 February 1961 (age 62)
New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Harpur College (BA)
Duke Law School (JD)
Employer Fordham Law School
Known forLegal education expert, professionalism expert, expert in the US legal system

Toni Jaeger-Fine (born 1961) [1] is an American lawyer, author, speaker, and law school administrator.

Jaeger-Fine is the author of the book Becoming a Lawyer: Discovering and Defining Your Professional Persona, published in 2018 by West. [2] [3] She lectured nationally and worldwide about elements that define the profile of a truly professional and flourishing lawyer. [4] [5] [6] [7]

She also published books and speaks widely on the US legal system including American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide [8] and The U.S. Legal System: Cases and Materials. [9] Together with Desiree Jaeger-Fine she published the book Mastering the U.S. LL.M.: From Whether to When, What, Where, and How. [10] Thomson published her book An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System, [11] which has been translated into Italian, Korean, and Portuguese. [12] She authored legal articles on marriage equality [13] and higher education management. [14]

Jaeger-Fine is the assistant dean of international and non-J.D. programs at Fordham University School of Law in New York City. [12] Previously, she was the associate director of the Global Law program at New York University School of Law and Cardozo Law School, and was an associate at Crowell & Moring [12] Toni Jaeger-Fine blogs at YourProfessionalPersona.com. [15]

Jaeger-Fine is a recognized expert on international legal education programs and globalization of legal profession. [16] [17] In 2022, she received the Dean's Medal of Recognition, "the highest award the Dean can confer upon a member of the Fordham Law community." [18] [19]

As a consultant and author about diversity in legal profession, [20] in 2022 she claimed that "law is the profession most lacking in diversity in the United States." [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Jaeger-Fine, Toni. "Becoming a lawyer : discovering and defining your professional persona - Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School". link.law.upenn.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "American Foreign Law Association: Becoming a Lawyer".
  3. ↑ Polajžar, Aljoša (2019). "Book Review: Toni Jaeger-Fine: Becoming a Lawyer" (PDF). Pravna Praksa.
  4. ↑ "The Impact Lawyers: Toni Jaeger Fine: Becoming a Lawyer".
  5. ↑ "Speaker.com: Law you should know: Becoming a lawyer".
  6. ↑ "LL.M. Graduates in Times of COVID". services.nycbar.org. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "ACTLAW - Conhecimento que transforma" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Fine, Toni M. (2008). Amazon: American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide. LexisNexis. ISBN   978-1422420775.
  9. ↑ Amazon: Mastering The U.S. Legal System. 21 November 2014 – via Amazon.
  10. ↑ "Amazon: Mastering The US LLM: From Whether to When, What, and Where".
  11. ↑ Fine, Toni M. (2007). Amazon: An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System. Editorial Aranzadi. ISBN   978-8483550885.
  12. 1 2 3 "Fordham: Toni M. Jaeger-Fine".
  13. ↑ "Jaeger-Fine, Toni. "Marriage equality in the United States: a look at Obergefell and beyond." Revista de Investigações Constitucionais 3 (2019): 07-41".
  14. ↑ Edelman, Diane Penneys, and Toni Jaeger-Fine (2014). "Embracing Change in International Program Planning: Strategies for Financing International Programs in Times of Economic Turbulence".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "The Your Professional Persona Blog".
  16. ↑ "The International Jurist 2022". bluetoad.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  17. ↑ Mestrado em Direito no EUA com Toni Jaeger Fine Assistant Dean da Fordham Law School de Nova York , retrieved 28 April 2022
  18. ↑ "Fordham Law Graduates and Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Achievements". Fordham Law. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  19. ↑ School, Fordham Law (19 May 2022), Dean's Medal of Recognition 2022 , retrieved 3 June 2022
  20. 1 2 "Toni Jaeger-Fine (engl.) | Porträt". breaking.through (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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