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"I See And I Remember; I Do And Understand": Teaching Fundamental Structure In Legal Writing Through The Use Of Samples, Judith B. Tracy Oct 2011

"I See And I Remember; I Do And Understand": Teaching Fundamental Structure In Legal Writing Through The Use Of Samples, Judith B. Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

A first-year legal reasoning and writing curriculum is designed to introduce students to the analytical skills and organizational tools needed for the preparation of effective objective and then persuasive documents. This article describes how to use samples to enable students to self-identify a general, logical structure for a document, considering its content, its audience and purpose, and the realities of legal practice.


What Legal Employers Want And Really Need, Judith Tracy, Joan Blum, Mary Ann Chirba, Elisabeth Keller Dec 2010

What Legal Employers Want And Really Need, Judith Tracy, Joan Blum, Mary Ann Chirba, Elisabeth Keller

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


What Legal Employers Want... And Really Need, Judith Tracy Dec 2010

What Legal Employers Want... And Really Need, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

Planned and organized conference of over 50 law faculty and legal employers to address the question of what makes a lawyer "practice-ready" and how the legal academy and legal employers should allocate this responsibility.


Guidelines For Effective Grading And Feedback: Workshop For New Legal Writing Faculty, Judith Tracy Dec 2010

Guidelines For Effective Grading And Feedback: Workshop For New Legal Writing Faculty, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

Effective grading and feedback requires a legal writing faculty member to understand the goals of her course and of each assignment; the timing and application of the feedback; and the realities of time constraints and student expectations


Characteristics Of A Mature Legal Writing Program, Judith Tracy Dec 2009

Characteristics Of A Mature Legal Writing Program, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


It Takes A Village To Raise A Child; It Takes Two Professionals To Successfully Teach Research And Analysis--A Simulated Class Reflecting A Truly Integrated First-Year Legal Research And Writing Curriculum, Judith Tracy, Joan Shear May 2006

It Takes A Village To Raise A Child; It Takes Two Professionals To Successfully Teach Research And Analysis--A Simulated Class Reflecting A Truly Integrated First-Year Legal Research And Writing Curriculum, Judith Tracy, Joan Shear

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


Creative Use Of Samples To Teach The Conversion Of Objective Writing To Persuasive Writing, Judith Tracy Apr 2006

Creative Use Of Samples To Teach The Conversion Of Objective Writing To Persuasive Writing, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

A basic workshop for new legal writing teachers


Designing Legal Writing Problems: Balancing Pedagogy With The Realities Of Law Practice, Judith Tracy, Daniel Barnett Jun 2000

Designing Legal Writing Problems: Balancing Pedagogy With The Realities Of Law Practice, Judith Tracy, Daniel Barnett

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


Constructing An Analytical Framework That Captures And Verifies Implicit Reasoning, Judith Tracy Apr 2000

Constructing An Analytical Framework That Captures And Verifies Implicit Reasoning, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


Technology In The Classroom: Writing Labs, Judith Tracy Apr 1999

Technology In The Classroom: Writing Labs, Judith Tracy

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.