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The High Price Of Poverty: A Study Of How The Majority Of Current Court System Procedures For Collecting Court Costs And Fees, As Well As Fines, Have Failed To Adhere To Established Precedent And The Constitutional Guarantees They Advocate., Trevor J. Calligan
Trevor J Calligan
No abstract provided.
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Legal Malpractice Insurance: Surviving The Perfect Storm, Susan Saab Fortney
Susan S. Fortney
This article serves as a practical guide to legal malpractice insurance. Part I introduces the topic of legal malpractice insurance with a brief overview of the changes that occurred in market conditions in 2000 and the subsequent effect on insurance premiums and coverage. Part II outlines the different types of insurance coverage that are available to legal professionals by describing common policy terms, exclusions, and conditions that affect coverage. Part III describes changes in law firms that may affect coverage. Part IV provides legal professionals with useful advice to consider when choosing an insurance policy. Part V reveals important factors …
Suppose The Class Began The Day The Case Walked In The Door . . ., Jennifer Spreng
Suppose The Class Began The Day The Case Walked In The Door . . ., Jennifer Spreng
Jennifer E Spreng
Problem-solving is the manifestation of a lawyer’s expertise. Unfortunately, the first year of law school is too highly compartmentalized and often semi-rote-learning experience that does not disturb what are many students’ passive undergraduate school learning strategies. Once taught the same way in law school, students are unlikely to develop the more intellectually sophisticated, relational learning strategies to make the cross-topical and cross-disciplinary connections of which problem-solving expertise is made.
This article argues that horizontally and vertically integrated first-year courses with spiral designs that prioritize honing students’ analytical and problem-solving capacities can break this cycle and prepare students with more self-directed …
A No-Fault Remedy For Legal Malpractice?, Melissa D. Mortazavi
A No-Fault Remedy For Legal Malpractice?, Melissa D. Mortazavi
Melissa Mortazavi
No abstract provided.