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Arkansas Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Jessie Wallace Burchfield, Melissa Serfass
Arkansas Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, Jessie Wallace Burchfield, Melissa Serfass
Faculty Scholarship
Whether you are a legal professional or a novice legal researcher, this annotated bibliography of Arkansas practice materials provides current and relevant state-specific information about available resources. The bibliography integrates online and print resources, grouped by topic rather than format. Each source is annotated with helpful information.
Detailed information about primary legal materials such as court cases, statutes and administrative regulations is included. Information about secondary sources such as treatises, practice manuals, forms, and websites, is also covered.
It is organized in five main sections: Primary Materials, Government Resources, State Specific Resources, General Jurisprudence, and Practice Materials by Topic.
Tomorrow's Law Libraries: Academic Law Librarians Forging The Way To The Future In The New World Of Legal Education, Jessie Wallace Burchfield
Tomorrow's Law Libraries: Academic Law Librarians Forging The Way To The Future In The New World Of Legal Education, Jessie Wallace Burchfield
Faculty Scholarship
This article briefly discusses the historical development of academic law libraries and reviews observations, analyses, and predictions of leading law librarians, examining recent changes and continuing trends. It examines academic law libraries in light of two of the drivers of change identified by Susskind: the “more-for-less” challenge and information technology. It briefly discusses one academic law library's experience with these drivers of change and gives a few examples of academic law librarians who are technology leaders. It notes the initial effects of an ongoing global pandemic that changed the face of public school, undergraduate, and postgraduate education–including legal education–in a …
Using The West Key Number System As A Data Collection And Coding Device For Empirical Legal Scholarship: Demonstrating The Method Via A Study Of Contract Interpretation, Joshua M. Silverstein
Using The West Key Number System As A Data Collection And Coding Device For Empirical Legal Scholarship: Demonstrating The Method Via A Study Of Contract Interpretation, Joshua M. Silverstein
Faculty Scholarship
Empirical research is an increasingly important type of legal scholarship. Such research generally requires the collection and coding of large quantities of data. These tasks pose critical challenges for legal scholars. Most crucially, they are often resource-intensive. The primary purpose of this article is to explain how researchers can use the West Key Number System to dramatically streamline the process of data collection and coding. The article accomplishes this, in part, through a demonstration: it employs the Key Number System to conduct an empirical study of contract interpretation.
Contract interpretation is one of the most significant areas of commercial law. …
Texting And The Friction Of Writing, Lindsey P. Gustafson
Texting And The Friction Of Writing, Lindsey P. Gustafson
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No abstract provided.
The Public Speaks: An Empirical Study Of Legal Communication, Christopher R. Trudeau
The Public Speaks: An Empirical Study Of Legal Communication, Christopher R. Trudeau
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No abstract provided.
Creating A Journal: Two Perspectives, Coleen M. Barger, Lindsey P. Gustafson
Creating A Journal: Two Perspectives, Coleen M. Barger, Lindsey P. Gustafson
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No abstract provided.
How To Make The Losing Oral Argument, Coleen M. Barger
How To Make The Losing Oral Argument, Coleen M. Barger
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No abstract provided.
Unpublished Opinions And No Citation Rules In The Trial Courts, J. Thomas Sullivan
Unpublished Opinions And No Citation Rules In The Trial Courts, J. Thomas Sullivan
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The Perils Of Online Legal Research: A Caveat For Diligent Counsel, J. Thomas Sullivan
The Perils Of Online Legal Research: A Caveat For Diligent Counsel, J. Thomas Sullivan
Faculty Scholarship
Online legal research is emerging as a preferred tool for judges, attorneys, and lawstudents, providing a vast amount ofnearly real-time legal resources at the speed of electronic search. This article analyzes the risk of error associated with the immediacy of online opinion publishing and how the uncertainty ofaccuracy potentially compromises the litigator's ability to provide accurate advice.
Ethical And Aggressive Appellate Advocacy: Confronting Adverse Authority, J. Thomas Sullivan
Ethical And Aggressive Appellate Advocacy: Confronting Adverse Authority, J. Thomas Sullivan
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The Uncertain Status Of Citation Reform: An Update For The Undecided, Coleen M. Barger
The Uncertain Status Of Citation Reform: An Update For The Undecided, Coleen M. Barger
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No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of First-Year Student Westlaw Use: Why Vendor Training Isn't Enough, Aaron Schwabach
An Analysis Of First-Year Student Westlaw Use: Why Vendor Training Isn't Enough, Aaron Schwabach
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No abstract provided.
How To Write A Losing Brief, Coleen M. Barger
How To Write A Losing Brief, Coleen M. Barger
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No abstract provided.