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Legal Ethics In China: Reflections On The Formation Of Professional Identity, Judith Mcmorrow Dec 2010

Legal Ethics In China: Reflections On The Formation Of Professional Identity, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

The Chinese legal profession has grown rapidly in the last 30 years. This talk discussed the challenge of creating norms of attorney conduct (legal ethics) in a fragile and young legal system. The second part of the talk used ongoing research on the formation of professional identity.


Conference Chair: What Legal Employers Want...And Really Need, E. Joan Blum Dec 2010

Conference Chair: What Legal Employers Want...And Really Need, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

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


Conference Co-Organizer And Moderator, What Legal Employers Want... And Really Need, Elisabeth Keller Dec 2010

Conference Co-Organizer And Moderator, What Legal Employers Want... And Really Need, Elisabeth Keller

Elisabeth Keller

Planned, organized, and moderated panel at 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.


Nuts And Bolts Of Teaching--Using A Range Of Teaching Methodologies In The Classroom, Jane Gionfriddo Dec 2010

Nuts And Bolts Of Teaching--Using A Range Of Teaching Methodologies In The Classroom, Jane Gionfriddo

Jane Kent Gionfriddo

No abstract provided.


Panelist: Workshop For New Legal Writing Faculty: Role Of Legal Writing Faculty In Technology-Driven Legal Research Instruction, E. Joan Blum Dec 2010

Panelist: Workshop For New Legal Writing Faculty: Role Of Legal Writing Faculty In Technology-Driven Legal Research Instruction, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

No abstract provided.


Lessons From China, Judith Mcmorrow Nov 2010

Lessons From China, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Drafting Mediated Agreements In Summary Process, Alan Minuskin Sep 2010

Drafting Mediated Agreements In Summary Process, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

Mediating landlord-tenant disputes is challenging work, but because of the inherent complexity of the law, particularly procedural requirements, the drafting of a mediated agreement demands both legal and verbal agility. The consequence of mistakes is the unraveling of a carefully constructed accord. Technique that takes into consideration both legal requirements and human behavior is necessary to prevent further disputes.


Plea Bargainng, Discovery, And Waivers, R. Michael Cassidy Sep 2010

Plea Bargainng, Discovery, And Waivers, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Basic Housing Law In Massachusetts, Alan Minuskin Aug 2010

Basic Housing Law In Massachusetts, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

No abstract provided.


Leadership And Change In The Public Interest, Evangeline Sarda Aug 2010

Leadership And Change In The Public Interest, Evangeline Sarda

Evangeline Sarda

No abstract provided.


Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow Jun 2010

Legal Ethics In China, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Surrogacy, Alan Minuskin Apr 2010

The Law Of Surrogacy, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

Professionals who work with elders, as well as elders themselves, need to know fundamentally what devices are available under local law to help protect and advance the rights of a potentially unavailable or incapacitated person. The law on these matters is clear, but the ethical implications are messy.


Challenges In Mediating Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Alan Minuskin Mar 2010

Challenges In Mediating Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

Mediating landlord-tenant disputes presents many of the same mixture of interpersonal, legal, factual, strategic, and ethical dimension as other community-leve disputes, like family and employment mediation. The law is complex, the relationships between the parties are ongoing and may survive the dispute. A special skill set is needed to perform this work effectively.


Panelist, Developments In Criminal Procedure, R. Michael Cassidy Dec 2009

Panelist, Developments In Criminal Procedure, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.