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Teaching In Practice: Legal Writing Faculty As Expert Writing Consultants To Law Firms, Kathleen Elliott Vinson, E. Joan Blum Apr 2008

Teaching In Practice: Legal Writing Faculty As Expert Writing Consultants To Law Firms, Kathleen Elliott Vinson, E. Joan Blum

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

As experts in the pedagogy and substance of legal writing, full-time legal writing faculty who serve as writing consultants to law firms help fill an increasing need for training and support of lawyers. In addition to providing a direct benefit to lawyers and their firms, this practice benefits the legal academy by providing fresh ideas for teaching and scholarship. This article discusses generally the practice of legal writing consulting in law firms by full-time legal writing faculty. The article provides background in theory and practice, addressing why law firms seek outside consultants for this type of training and support and …


Masthead, Jtaa Editors Jan 2008

Masthead, Jtaa Editors

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Editor's Note, Sean Stentiford Jan 2008

Editor's Note, Sean Stentiford

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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All Almost Quiet On The Expanded Review Front: Supreme Court Rejects Expansion Of Judicial Review Of Arbitration Awards, Robert O. Sheridan Jan 2008

All Almost Quiet On The Expanded Review Front: Supreme Court Rejects Expansion Of Judicial Review Of Arbitration Awards, Robert O. Sheridan

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Defining Employer Liability In Sexual Harassment And Title Vii Retaliation Claims: The Supreme Court Creates The Same Problem Twice, Thomas J. Hook Jr. Jan 2008

Defining Employer Liability In Sexual Harassment And Title Vii Retaliation Claims: The Supreme Court Creates The Same Problem Twice, Thomas J. Hook Jr.

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Abuse Prevention Orders And Juveniles: Change In Needed To Protect Defendant Juveniles For Extra-Statutorily Issued Restraining Orders, Sean Stentiford Jan 2008

Abuse Prevention Orders And Juveniles: Change In Needed To Protect Defendant Juveniles For Extra-Statutorily Issued Restraining Orders, Sean Stentiford

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Criminal Law - Eighth Circuit Misapplies Pinkerton By Holding Conspiracy Need Not Be Charged - United States V. Zackery, 494 F.3d 644 (8th Cir. 2007), Christi Gannon Jan 2008

Criminal Law - Eighth Circuit Misapplies Pinkerton By Holding Conspiracy Need Not Be Charged - United States V. Zackery, 494 F.3d 644 (8th Cir. 2007), Christi Gannon

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Watch, Listen, And Learn, Kathleen Elliott Vinson Jan 2008

Watch, Listen, And Learn, Kathleen Elliott Vinson

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

Technology impacts education - the way faculty teach and students learn. For example, faculty members utilize technology in the classroom to engage students and assess their understanding. Some examples of technological tools professors use in class include audience response system (clickers). Outside of the classroom, technology supplements classroom instruction without time and space constraints. For instance, professors record podcasts to review material and critique student memoranda. This article discusses some of the technology tools utilized by faculty and students.


Patents: Hiding From History, Stephen M. Mcjohn Jan 2008

Patents: Hiding From History, Stephen M. Mcjohn

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

This essay considers how patent law doctrine clouds the historical record of technological development. The essay first surveys a recent book that relied heavily on patent records to reexamine acutely the role of intellectual property in economic development, "The Democratization of Invention," by B. Zorina Khan. The essay's second part discusses how patent law today likely distorts patents as primary historical sources. The law encourages an inventor not to accurately disclose her invention and its place in technological development, but rather to submit vague and overbroad invention descriptions and claims. In describing the invention, some case results perversely favor what …


Front Matter, Jtaa Editors Jan 2008

Front Matter, Jtaa Editors

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Table Of Contents, Jtaa Editors Jan 2008

Table Of Contents, Jtaa Editors

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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Guided Discretion In Massachusetts Evidence Law: Standards For The Admissibility Of Prior Bad Acts Against The Defendant, Peter W. Agnes Jr. Jan 2008

Guided Discretion In Massachusetts Evidence Law: Standards For The Admissibility Of Prior Bad Acts Against The Defendant, Peter W. Agnes Jr.

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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The Next Generation Of Sexual Conduct: Expanding The Protective Reach Of Rape Shield Laws To Include Evidence Found On Myspace, Leah Dasilva Jan 2008

The Next Generation Of Sexual Conduct: Expanding The Protective Reach Of Rape Shield Laws To Include Evidence Found On Myspace, Leah Dasilva

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.


Vindicating The Public Interest: The Public Law Implications Of Attorneys' Fee Restrictions In Class Actions, Andrew D. Thibedeau Jan 2008

Vindicating The Public Interest: The Public Law Implications Of Attorneys' Fee Restrictions In Class Actions, Andrew D. Thibedeau

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.


Navigating The Waters Of Massachusetts Child Relocation Law: Assessing The Application Of The Real Advantage Standard, Amie J. Tracia Jan 2008

Navigating The Waters Of Massachusetts Child Relocation Law: Assessing The Application Of The Real Advantage Standard, Amie J. Tracia

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.


Dog-Sniff Searches In Massachusetts Public Schools: How Close Is Too Close, Suzanne Stewart Jan 2008

Dog-Sniff Searches In Massachusetts Public Schools: How Close Is Too Close, Suzanne Stewart

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

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To Plead Or Not To Plead: Assessing The Effect Of A Partial Motion To Dismiss On The Duty To Answer, Michael D. Moberly, Andrea G. Lisenbee Jan 2008

To Plead Or Not To Plead: Assessing The Effect Of A Partial Motion To Dismiss On The Duty To Answer, Michael D. Moberly, Andrea G. Lisenbee

Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy

No abstract provided.