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Legal Education Comes To Nevada: The Creation Of The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary Berkheiser
Legal Education Comes To Nevada: The Creation Of The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary Berkheiser
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The Family Justice Clinic: Increasing Access To Justice For Nevada Families In Need, Ann Cammett, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
The Family Justice Clinic: Increasing Access To Justice For Nevada Families In Need, Ann Cammett, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
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Teaching Real Torts: Using Barry Werth's Damages In The Law School Classroom, Tom Baker
Teaching Real Torts: Using Barry Werth's Damages In The Law School Classroom, Tom Baker
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The William S. Boyd School Of Law Juvenile Justice Clinic, Mary E. Berkheiser
The William S. Boyd School Of Law Juvenile Justice Clinic, Mary E. Berkheiser
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This article reviews the work of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law.
Pro Bono Service At The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary E. Berkheiser, Christine Smith
Pro Bono Service At The William S. Boyd School Of Law, Mary E. Berkheiser, Christine Smith
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The mission of the William S. Boyd School of Law is to serve Nevada, and the legal and academic communities by developing and maintaining an innovative educational program that will train ethical and effective lawyers and leaders for Nevada and for the legal profession. To put the school’s mission in motion, we have begun by stressing community service, professionalism and the roles, responsibilities, skills and values of lawyers, and by involving students and faculty in community service projects in ways that will benefit our state.
Continuing Classroom Conversation Beyond The Four Whys, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Bailey Kuklin
Continuing Classroom Conversation Beyond The Four Whys, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Bailey Kuklin
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LAW school classes regularly prove Santayana's aphorism. Although nearly every law teacher desires to keep discussion focused and forward-moving, there are more than a few moments of thundering silence experienced in the classroom. Most of us adjust to this inevitability by positing some pedagogical virtue to still air and contenting ourselves with the knowledge that conversation-stopping “whys?” are usually delivered by us as teachers rather than the students. Perhaps we are underappreciative of the value discomfitting silence has, but we generally prefer that the conversation continue, that we miss the opportunity to feel simultaneously smug and uncomfortable, and that students …
A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman
A Writer’S Board And A Student-Run Writing Clinic: Making The Writing Community Visible At Law Schools, Terrill Pollman
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In this article the author explains institutional programs she has developed in response to a common problem, students’ frustrations with the limits of a law school’s legal writing program. The author proposes establishing a Writers’ Board, where members of the law school community who care most about legal research and writing training can work together to create opportunities for students to learn more. The Writers’ Board’s primary project is a Writing Clinic that offers diverse ways to improve legal research and writing on campus. Despite problems that are likely to arise when creating a Writers’ Board and Clinic, the author …