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What's On First?: Organizing The Casebook And Molding The Mind, Donald G. Gifford, Joseph L. Kroart Iii, Brian Jones, Cheryl Cortemeglia
What's On First?: Organizing The Casebook And Molding The Mind, Donald G. Gifford, Joseph L. Kroart Iii, Brian Jones, Cheryl Cortemeglia
Donald G Gifford
This study empirically tests the proposition that law students adopt different conceptions of the judge’s role in adjudication based on whether they first study intentional torts, negligence, or strict liability. The authors conducted an anonymous survey of more than 450 students enrolled in eight law schools at the beginning, mid-point, and end of the first semester of law school. The students were prompted to indicate to what extent they believed the judge’s role to be one of rule application and, conversely, to what extent it was one of considering social, economic, and ideological factors. The survey found that while all …
What Are Professional Skills And Why Should Law Schools Teach Them?, Donald G. Gifford
What Are Professional Skills And Why Should Law Schools Teach Them?, Donald G. Gifford
Donald G Gifford
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How Does The Dean Resemble The Islets Of Langerhans?, Donald G. Gifford
How Does The Dean Resemble The Islets Of Langerhans?, Donald G. Gifford
Donald G Gifford
In this essay, I suggest an admittedly bizarre analogy between the roles played by an effective dean and the functions of an obscure component of the human body.