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Negotiating Paths, Creepy Crawly Creatures And Things That Go Bump In The Night: The Cautionary Tale Of A Fourth-Year Dean, Linda Ammons Dec 2009

Negotiating Paths, Creepy Crawly Creatures And Things That Go Bump In The Night: The Cautionary Tale Of A Fourth-Year Dean, Linda Ammons

Linda L. Ammons

This essay on the perils and pleasures to be found on the path of a law school dean was written for the 10th Leadership in Legal Education Symposium at the University of Toledo College of Law.


Recalibrating The Moral Compass: Expanding "Thinking Like A Lawyer" Into "Thinking Like A Leader", Karen Rothenberg Dec 2009

Recalibrating The Moral Compass: Expanding "Thinking Like A Lawyer" Into "Thinking Like A Leader", Karen Rothenberg

Karen H. Rothenberg

This essay was prepared for the Leadership in Legal Education Symposium IX.


Kenyan Politics And The Politics Of Summer Programs, Patrick Kelly Dec 2008

Kenyan Politics And The Politics Of Summer Programs, Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

This brief article for the Proceedings of the American Society of International Law’s annual symposium discusses the interrelationship of Legal education partnerships in Africa and domestic politics using Kenya as an example. The practicalities and cultural benefits of living and studying in a foreign country are inevitably intertwined with the political tensions and aspirations embedded in that society. This article first discusses the special rewards and practicalities of a summer program in Africa; and then attempts to provide a richer, more complex picture of the recent political struggle and ethnic conflict in Kenya after the December, 2007 Presidential election. It …


Why I Teach, Amanda Smith Dec 2008

Why I Teach, Amanda Smith

Amanda Sholtis

I teach because I want our profession to be infused with integrity. I want my students to learn to use professionalism as the everyday lenses through which they view their legal practices, rather than to compartmentalize ethics into just another class or bar exam topic.


Commentary, Session 1: Deciding To Become A Dean, Linda L. Ammons Dec 2007

Commentary, Session 1: Deciding To Become A Dean, Linda L. Ammons

Linda L. Ammons

Deciding to become a dean is a difficult decision. How do you know when you are ready and how do you need to prepare? Mentorship, leadership skills, risk-taking, vision, and energy are just some of the attributes needed by deans in today’s law school environment.


The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway Dec 2006

The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway

Anna P. Hemingway

This article examines how blogging has developed and considers the ethics of blogging and its impact on the legal profession. It examines blog entries from lawyers, law professors and law students and suggests that the rules of the Bar may be colliding with the manner of online storytelling occurring by legal professionals. The article takes an in-depth look at how blogging has impacted legal education and the relationship between faculty and students. It proposes ways in which incorporating blogging assignments into law school courses can assist students in developing ethical story-telling on web logs.


Celebrating The Lawyering Process, Michael Meltsner Sep 2003

Celebrating The Lawyering Process, Michael Meltsner

Michael Meltsner

This article describes the origins and shaping of the classic text, with special emphasis on the goals of the authors and the developmental phase of clinical legal education from which their work emerged. The author surveys Gary Bellow's unique role and influence from the perspective of a contemporary, and identifies innovative teaching approaches that the text facilitated. Comments from law teachers over the years highlight the utility and importance of the book. The article raises a major concern about the failed effort to alter conventional modes of legal education by employing clinical role methodologies as an alternative curricular organizing principle …


Legal Education In The 1990s, Louise L. Hill Dec 1995

Legal Education In The 1990s, Louise L. Hill

Louise L Hill

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