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Practice-Ready: The False Dichotomy Between Theory And Practice, Martin J. Katz

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The leaders in education reform understand that the goal is to create multi-faceted and balanced graduates – those who not only understand the law at a deep level, but also know how to use the law to solve their clients’ problems. Yes, it is probably important for a future litigator to understand how to take a deposition. But if we teach that skill, it is not instead of teaching the doctrine that will support the theory of the case (and the ability to research and understand that doctrine), or even the theory behind the doctrine, which would allow the graduate …

Buxbaum To Oversee Indiana-Bloomington While Robel Away

Hannah Buxbaum (2011-2013 Interim)

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Buxbaum Named Iu Maurer School Of Law Interim Dean

Hannah Buxbaum (2011-2013 Interim)

No abstract provided.

Buxbaum Named Interim Dean Of Iu Maurer School Of Law

Hannah Buxbaum (2011-2013 Interim)

No abstract provided.

Law Dean Named Interim Provost, Kourtney Liepelt

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

No abstract provided.

Vol. 62, No. 4, December 7, 2011, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Final Exams: Tips and Strategies •Mailbag •LLMs •When You Were Cooler •Sudoku •Zack Letter Law •A Ding Letter •Crossword

Vol. 41, No. 13 (November 28, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 41, No. 12 (November 21, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Response To The David Segal Article, November 19, 2011, In New York Times, Martin J. Katz

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

As David Segal’s November 19 article accurately reflects, the legal market is changing. Clients are no longer willing to foot the bill for young lawyers’ training, and thus law firms are increasingly looking to the law schools to produce practice-ready graduates.

The good news is that there are clear solutions to the problem, and they are already in motion. A report published in 2007 by the Carnegie Foundation entitled "Education Lawyers" identified precisely the problem described in Mr. Segal’s article and suggested that law schools should address it by developing courses that educate law students on three levels: knowledge, practice …

Vol. 41, No. 11 (November 14, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 41, No. 10 (November 7, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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2011 Woman Of Influence: Lauren K. Robel, Tawn Parent

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

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“Impact” In 3d—Maximizing Impact Through Transactional Clinics, Praveen Kosuri

All Faculty Scholarship

In speaking about “impact” clinical legal education, it is almost always exclusively as litigation—innocence projects, representing Guantanamo detainees, human rights concerns, environmental issues. Though these clinical efforts target different societal ills, all try to use the legal system as a catalyst for change. Rarely do clinicians invoke the word “impact” in the same manner in discussing transactional legal work much less transactional clinics. Yet transactional clinics can and do perform impact work. This article describes the current landscape of transactional clinics, the distinct evolution of community economic development clinics from small business and organizations clinics and argues that both can …

News @ Georgia Law, November 2011, Office Of Communications And Public Relations

News @ UGA School of Law

Renovation complete: Space opens for students/alumni; Georgia Law once again recognized as a "best value" law school; Current political issues in Georgia explored; U.S. Supreme Court Justice makes fifth trip to Georgia Law; Advocacy program off to great start with two national wins; Conference to examine international energy security; Faculty on the Record: Peter A. Appel, Matthew I. Hall, Paul M. Kurtz, Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, Camilla E. Watson; Georgia Law welcomes two; Career Services now taking on-campus interview reservations for 2012; Dan Coenen featured in "Focus on Faculty;" Midyear alumni events to take place in Athens; Nine Georgia Law graduates …

Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Rule synthesis is the process of integrating a rule or principle from several cases. It is a skill attorneys and judges use on a daily basis to formulate effective arguments, develop jurisprudence, and anticipate future problems. Teaching new law students how to synthesize rules is a critical component in training them to think like lawyers. This article suggests how rule synthesis might be taught in one classroom session using real cases. It advocates a three-part approach. First, explain the nature of rule synthesis to the students. Second, do a whimsical exercise with them to show how rule synthesis works. Finally, …

Remarks Of Lauren K. Robel President-Elect Association Of American Law Schools, Lauren K. Robel

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

Remarks made at the Standards Review Committee Meeting Chicago, Illinois, November 2011.

Vol. 41, No. 09 (October 31, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Best Llm Program In California, Lisa Lomba

Press Releases

Golden Gate University School of Law has been voted as having the best LLM Program in California in 2011 by The Recorder.

Vol. 41, No. 08 (October 24, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Vol. 62, No. 3, October 13, 2011, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

• What are LLMs doing here anyway? • Gnaw Journal • When You Were Cooler • Zack Letter Law • Ginsberg • Book Review • Sudoku • Phid House Party Pies • Kicking It Old School • Crossword

Why This Time Is Different: The Perfect Storm And The Future Of Legal Education, Martin J. Katz

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

When we discuss legal education reform, some of the more jaded members of our community often ask, “Why is this time any different?” They rattle off a list of dust-covered reports about proposed reforms for legal education, often dating back several decades, and wonder how we can be optimistic about the prospects for meaningful reform now.

The answer is that we are in the midst of a perfect storm; one in which several powerful forces are driving law schools toward reform.

Vol. 41, No. 07 (October 10, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 41, No. 06 (October 3, 2011)

Indiana Law Annotated

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The Law School Firm, Bradley T. Borden, Robert J. Rhee

Faculty Scholarship

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Clinic Newsletter, University Of Michigan Law School

Newsletters

Fall 2011 issue of the University of Michigan Law School Clinics' newsletter

Learning How To Learn: Carnegie's Third Apprenticeship, Laurie Barron

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Newsletter, Fall 2011, Vol. 6, Issue 1, The Dean Rusk International Law Center

Newsletters

Ambassador Delivers Keynote at International Trade Conference; Georgia Democratic Leader Speaks at Civil Rights Conference; International Outreach and Education; International Law Colloquium Series; Conferences & Lectures; Notable Speakers Visit Rusk Center; Conference Focuses on Nuclear Security and Non-Proliferation; The TRIPS Agreement - Then and Now; In Memoriam: Professor Gabriel M. Wilner, 1938-2010; Law School Alum Joins Rusk Center Staff; International Judicial Training Program Continues to Expand.

Norm-Referenced Grading In The Age Of Carnegie: Why Criteria-Referenced Grading Is More Consistent With Current Trends In Legal Education And How Legal Writing Can Lead The Way, Leslie Rose

Publications

In the current environment of curricular innovation and the increased focus on assessment methods, the time is ripe to reexamine grading practices. Part I of this Article defines basic grading principles. Part II summarizes the current state of grading in law school generally, and in legal writing specifically. Part III reviews the current trends in legal education and the related criticism of norm-referenced grading policies. Part IV explains why criteria-referenced grading should be adopted in legal writing classes. Part V argues that criteria-referenced grading should be adopted in other courses and responds to the concerns that such a proposal might …

The Carnegie Effect: Elevating Practical Training Over Liberal Education In Curricular Reform, Mark Yates

Publications

The Carnegie Foundation issued its book-length report, Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law (Carnegie Report) in 2007. Although there have been numerous responses to it, relatively few have engaged it with any degree of critical analysis. Law schools across the country have enthusiastically mentioned the Carnegie Report in connection with curricular changes intended to “prepare” students, in the words of the Report, for the practice of law. Mostly these changes amount to adding clinical options or even clinical requirements, adding units to legal writing programs, and updating professional responsibility courses. Very few, if any law schools, however, have …

In Practice, V. 12, No. 1, Fall 2011

In Practice

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