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Uwlaw, Fall 2007, Vol. 56

Alumni Magazines

Cover story: In-House Counsel and in the Senate Too

Message from the Dean, page 3

News

• Brotherton Heads Up Washington Law School Foundation (Joe Brotherton '82), page 3
• Professors Ramasastry and Winn Receive Fulbright Fellowships (Professors Anita Ramasastry and Jane Winn), page 3
• Alumni Awards Celebrate Outstanding Achievement (Polly McNeil '87, Service Recognition Award; Jerry McNaul ' 68, Distinguished Alumni Award; Chang Rok Woo LLM '83, Distinguished Alumni Award; Todd Larson '88, Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Alumni Public Service Award), pages 4-5, photo
• Creating Futures: Campaign Update, page 6
• Community, Legislature Support Legal Public Service, page 7
• Adrian Madrone and …

Teaching Environmental Law In The Era Of Climate Change: A Few Whats, Whys, And Hows, Michael Robinson-Dorn

Washington Law Review

One of our key objectives at this celebration has been to explore the future of environmental law. To continue the exploration, I've chosen to address not an area of environmental law or environmental practice, but rather the teaching of environmental law. I hope to provoke the dialogue toward answering fundamental questions about what we should teach, why we should teach it, and how we should go about that task. It is an effort that I hope will engage not only the usual suspects for such pieces, a few fellow teachers and the watchful eye of a student law review editor, …

Uwlaw, Spring 2007, Vol. 55

Alumni Magazines

Cover story: Now Presiding, Our Alumni Judges

Message from the Dean, page 2

News

• Asian Law Center Receives $1.3 Million to Improve Access to Justice in Rural China, page 3
• Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Opens, page 3
• Meet Rob Dembowski, Law School Alumni Association Vice President, page 4, photo
• Salwen Receives Nelson Award (Richard Salwen '71), page 4, photo
• Andersen Honored by WSBA (Emeritus Professor William Andersen given the 2006 Frank Homan Award recognizing distinguished service and extraordinary contributions to administrative law, the justice system, and the public), page 5, photo
• Law Firm Annual Challenge Is Off to a Good Start, …

Learning To Write In Code: The Value Of Using Legal Writing Exercises To Teach Tax Law, Scott A. Schumacher

Articles

Traditionally, law school tax courses have been taught using a mix of problems, class discussion, the Socratic method, and one end-of-term exam. The goal of these courses is to introduce students to key concepts of tax law and to teach them the essential skill of reading and interpreting the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations. This traditional method of instruction is an efficient and cost-effective way of transmitting a great deal of complex information to a large number of students. It is also a good vehicle to teach the essential skill of reading and interpreting the Code. However, the time …

Rebuilding The Profession: Recommendations For Librarians Interested In Becoming Academic Law Library Directors, Barbara A. Bintliff, Laura N. Gasaway, Penny A. Hazelton, Frank G. Houdek, Janis L. Johnston, Martha Dragich Pearson, Charles Ten Brink, Michelle Wu

Articles

Based on papers presented at a 2005 workshop for individuals interested in becoming academic law library directors, this article begins by exploring the duties of academic director jobs—administrative skills and faculty responsibilities—before examining how to build credentials in preparation for such jobs. It concludes by focusing on the skills and knowledge needed to interview for director jobs.