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Us Judicial And Legal Profession: Roles And Regulation, Judith Mcmorrow Apr 2015

Us Judicial And Legal Profession: Roles And Regulation, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


The Changing Role Of Lawyers In American Society, Judith Mcmorrow Mar 2015

The Changing Role Of Lawyers In American Society, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

Also presented at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Brandeis University on March 19, 2015.


Dignity And The Legal Profession, Evangeline Sarda Jun 2014

Dignity And The Legal Profession, Evangeline Sarda

Evangeline Sarda

No abstract provided.


Civility And Professionalism At The Bar: The Heritage And Challenge Today, Judith Mcmorrow Apr 2014

Civility And Professionalism At The Bar: The Heritage And Challenge Today, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Panelist: Faith & Professional Ethics, Judith Mcmorrow Mar 2014

Panelist: Faith & Professional Ethics, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy Dec 2013

Report Of The Standing Advisory Commmitee On The Rules Of Professional Conduct, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


The Moderator, The Black Legal Experience In Boston: Challenges And Inspirations, Renee Jones Feb 2013

The Moderator, The Black Legal Experience In Boston: Challenges And Inspirations, Renee Jones

Renee Jones

No abstract provided.


Panelist, Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?, R. Michael Cassidy Jan 2013

Panelist, Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Civility: Multi-Tiered Strategies For Litigation Ethics, Judith Mcmorrow Oct 2012

Civility: Multi-Tiered Strategies For Litigation Ethics, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Integrating Professional And Personal Values, R. Michael Cassidy Sep 2012

Integrating Professional And Personal Values, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Common Law Reasoning And Method, E. Joan Blum Jul 2012

Introduction To Common Law Reasoning And Method, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

A class conducted for visiting students from Renmin University in Beijing on common law reasoning and methods. This class was also given in July 2014 at Boston College Law School.


Ethical Issues In Labor Arbitration, Judith Mcmorrow Jul 2012

Ethical Issues In Labor Arbitration, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

This 90 minute presentation was designed to serve as Continuing Legal Education program for lawyers in the New England area. The written materials included a prior publication (Advocate as Witness).


Lawyer Discipline In China, Judith Mcmorrow Jul 2012

Lawyer Discipline In China, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Challenges In Drafting Verdicts, E. Joan Blum Jun 2012

Challenges In Drafting Verdicts, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow Jun 2012

In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


A Methodology For Drafting Verdicts, E. Joan Blum May 2012

A Methodology For Drafting Verdicts, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

Professor Blum conducted a training on verdict drafting for a group of 30 judges of all levels of courts from both Entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the President of the Supreme Court of the Federation and a Supreme Court justice from Republika Srpska.


Conference Chair & Introductory Remarks, Aba Professional Responsibility Conference, Judith Mcmorrow May 2012

Conference Chair & Introductory Remarks, Aba Professional Responsibility Conference, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

I was chair of the Planning Committee for this conference, which draws about 400 scholars, regulators and practitioners. My brief opening remarks set the stage for the opening panel which I had organized on Watergate: 40 Years and Not Yet History (John Dean, White House Counsel under Pres. Nixon, Beth Nolan, White House Counsel under Pres. Clinton, Richard Painter, Asst White House Counsel for Ethics under George G.W. Bush).


Global Lawyering And Legal Education, Judith Mcmorrow May 2012

Global Lawyering And Legal Education, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow Apr 2012

In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.


Virtue And Criminal Punishment, R. Michael Cassidy Feb 2012

Virtue And Criminal Punishment, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Two Innovative Practice Prep Exercises, E. Joan Blum Dec 2011

Two Innovative Practice Prep Exercises, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

No abstract provided.


Asp Without Stigma: Serving Our Diverse Populations: Introductory And Conference Summary Comments, Elisabeth Keller Nov 2011

Asp Without Stigma: Serving Our Diverse Populations: Introductory And Conference Summary Comments, Elisabeth Keller

Elisabeth Keller

No abstract provided.


The Way To Carnegie: Practice, Practice, Practice, Alan Minuskin Sep 2011

The Way To Carnegie: Practice, Practice, Practice, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

Along with colleagues on the clinical faculty at Boston College Law School, I organized a day-long symposium on the need for reforms in legal education in the United States. I also served as moderator of one of the three panel presentations that comprised the conference. The particular subject matter of the panel I moderated was the value of clinical pedagogy in legal education with special attention to differences in models employed and proposed at leading U.S. law schools.


Insights From Teaching In Bosnia, E. Joan Blum Jul 2011

Insights From Teaching In Bosnia, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

Discussed insights gained from teaching judges and legal officers of Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Prosecutorial Ethics, R. Michael Cassidy May 2011

Prosecutorial Ethics, R. Michael Cassidy

R. Michael Cassidy

No abstract provided.


Improving The Quality Of Written Opinions, E. Joan Blum May 2011

Improving The Quality Of Written Opinions, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

As sole presenter, gave two-day courses to judges and legal officers of Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the goal of improving the quality of the court's written decisions.


Tenants' Rights In Massachusetts, Alan Minuskin Dec 2010

Tenants' Rights In Massachusetts, Alan Minuskin

Alan D. Minuskin

This was a presentation that I give three times a year to participants in a program operated by WATCH and a group from Brandeis University about tenants' legal rights in Massachusetts, as well as ethical guidelines governing the assistance they may provide to those they serve.


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.