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

Two Innovative Practice Prep Exercises, E. Joan Blum

E. Joan Blum

No abstract provided.


Legal Research: A Review For The Cla Exam, Neil Sobol Dec 2011

Legal Research: A Review For The Cla Exam, Neil Sobol

Neil L Sobol

No abstract provided.


Legal Research Update, Katherine Marsh, Joshua Pluta Dec 2011

Legal Research Update, Katherine Marsh, Joshua Pluta

Katherine Marsh

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.


Persuasive Writing: What To Do If You Represent Charlie Sheen, Neil Sobol Oct 2011

Persuasive Writing: What To Do If You Represent Charlie Sheen, Neil Sobol

Neil L Sobol

No abstract provided.


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.


"Virtual Library: Breaking The Desk Chain", Katherine Marsh, David Walker May 2011

"Virtual Library: Breaking The Desk Chain", Katherine Marsh, David Walker

Katherine Marsh

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.


Introduction To Legal Writing, Neil Sobol May 2011

Introduction To Legal Writing, Neil Sobol

Neil L Sobol

No abstract provided.


"The New Model Library: Building An All-Digital Academic Library", Katherine Marsh, Josh Pluta, Gordon Russell, Ann Long Mar 2011

"The New Model Library: Building An All-Digital Academic Library", Katherine Marsh, Josh Pluta, Gordon Russell, Ann Long

Katherine Marsh

No abstract provided.


What Legal Employers Want And Really Need, Judith Tracy, Joan Blum, Mary Ann Chirba, Elisabeth Keller Dec 2010

What Legal Employers Want And Really Need, Judith Tracy, Joan Blum, Mary Ann Chirba, Elisabeth Keller

Judith B. Tracy

No abstract provided.


Educating Students About The Critiquing Process In A Lawyering Skills Course, Joel Atlas Dec 2010

Educating Students About The Critiquing Process In A Lawyering Skills Course, Joel Atlas

Joel Atlas

Reprinted from article published in XIV The Law Teacher 10 (Fall 2006)


Why I Teach, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus Dec 2010

Why I Teach, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Special Issue: Determining Legislative Intent In State Courts, Selected Methods And Sources, Linda Kawaguchi Dec 2010

Introduction To Special Issue: Determining Legislative Intent In State Courts, Selected Methods And Sources, Linda Kawaguchi

Linda Kawaguchi

Judges and legislators alike have expressed a desire for more certainty on how and when legislative history should be used, both in the interpretation of statutes and to ascertain intent. This is an evolving area of the law, and states appear to be taking the lead in experimenting with methods to provide clarity to what has traditionally been a murky issue. These changes will have an impact on researchers in the future. The articles included in this issue were selected to demonstrate a range of approaches in the areas of legislative process, the history of courts and legislatures addressing the …


Using "Forensic Irac" To Teach Students To Write, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus Dec 2010

Using "Forensic Irac" To Teach Students To Write, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

No abstract provided.


Is Legal Scholarship Out Of Touch? An Empirical Analysis Of The Use Of Scholarship In Business Law Cases, Michelle M. Harner, Jason A. Cantone Dec 2010

Is Legal Scholarship Out Of Touch? An Empirical Analysis Of The Use Of Scholarship In Business Law Cases, Michelle M. Harner, Jason A. Cantone

Michelle M. Harner

Commentators have observed two apparent trends in the use of legal scholarship by the judiciary. First, judges now cite law review articles in their opinions with less frequency. Second, despite this general decline in the invocation of legal scholarship, judges now cite articles in specialty journals with more frequency. Some commentators attribute the apparent decline in the courts’ use of legal scholarship to the increasingly theoretical and impractical nature of that scholarship. A few studies even suggest that the increasing use of specialty journals by the courts reflects the gap between the content of legal scholarship in general law reviews …