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What Inclusive Instructors Do Book Review, Jamie Abrams

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Inclusive teaching is not just an aspirational goal. It is our ethical obligation to students. Our students can spend years dreaming of attending law school and working to achieve that goal. They can spend decades paying off the costs of attendance. Law faculty owe every student of all backgrounds, races, religions, genders, learning abilities, ages, socioeconomic statuses, immigration statuses, and military statuses an environment in which they feel like they belong and can thrive. WHAT INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTORS Do powerfully reminds us that inclusive teaching is not identified by obscenity law's "I know it when I see it" murkiness. Rather, it …

Legal Uncertainties: Covid-19, Distance Learning, Bar Exams, And The Future Of U.S. Legal Education, Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the U.S. legal academy and legal profession to make changes to legal education and training very rapidly in order to accommodate the needs of students, graduates, practitioners, clients, and the public. Like most of the public, members of the profession assumed that most, if not all, of the changes would be temporary, and life would return to a pre-pandemic normal.

These assumed temporary changes included a rapid and massive shift to online teaching for legal education, to online administration of the bar exam in some jurisdictions, or the option to offer the diploma privilege in others. …

Feminist Legal History And Legal Pedagogy, Paula A. Monopoli

Faculty Scholarship

Women are mere trace elements in the traditional law school curriculum. They exist only on the margins of the canonical cases. Built on masculine norms, traditional modes of legal pedagogy involve appellate cases that overwhelmingly involve men as judges and advocates. The resulting silence signals that women are not makers of law—especially constitutional law. Teaching students critical modes of analysis like feminist legal theory and critical race feminism matters. But unmoored from feminist legal history, such critical theory is incomplete and far less persuasive. This Essay focuses on feminist legal history as foundational if students are to understand the implications …

The Other Bar Hurdle: An Examination Of The Character And Fitness Requirement For Bar Admission, David L. Hudson Jr., Andrea Gemignani

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Teaching Cultural Competence In Law School Curricula: An Essential Step To Facilitate Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion In The Legal Profession, 2022 Utah L. Rev. 813 (2022), Phyllis Taite, Nicola "Nicky" Boothe

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

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Introducing Students To Ethics And Professionalism Challenges In Virtual Communication, Katherine M. Koops, James E. Moliterno, Carol E. Morgan, Carol D. Newman

Scholarly Articles

As the practice of law, and the conduct of business generally, focuses increasingly on virtual communication, the ethics and professionalism challenges inherent in email, videoconference, text, and telephone communication continue to evolve. These challenges are particularly prevalent in transactional practice, which involves frequent communication with a variety of parties through a variety of communication channels. Exposing law students to these challenges through exercises and simulations contributes to the continued development of their professional identity as lawyers.

This article presents a variety of exercises that introduce students to client confidentiality, inadvertent disclosure, and other ethical issues that often arise in the …

Friends Establish Scholarship In Memory Of Randy Quintrell, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message sharing that more than 100 donors have created a scholarship named for the memory of Randall D. "Randy" Quintrell, a 1985 University of Georgia School of Law graduate.

Former Georgia Law Review Editors Make Gift Honoring Journal's Significance, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message sharing that father and son alumni Keith W. and Frederick W. "Fritz" Vaughan have made a gift supporting the work of the University of Georgia School of Law, and that the Georgia Law Review will now operate out of an office bearing their names.

2001 Graduate Supports First-Generation Students, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing the creation of an endowed scholarship supporting first-generation college graduates given by 2001 University of Georgia School of Law alumnus Gardiner Thompson and his wife Kiplyn.

Former Students And Colleagues Establish Scholarship Honoring Longtime Professor Tom Eaton, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing that dozens of alumni, alumnae, friends and colleagues have come together to honor Thomas A. “Tom” Eaton, Hosch Professor of Law Emeritus, with a scholarship bearing his name.

Douglas Family Pledges Additional Funds To Continue Student Support, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing that John Douglas, a University of Georgia School of Law alumnus, and his wife Becky have made an additional pledge to the John and Becky Douglas Family Student Support Fund. The fund was created in 2019 to support law students with spouses and/or families.

Major Gift From Renowned Trial Attorney Jim Butler Enhances Support For Veterans, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing new financial support for the University of Georgia School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic by renowned Georgia trial lawyer and 1977 alumnus James E. "Jim" Butler Jr. The new financial support will allow the Veterans Legal Clinic to support a virtual remote outreach program, psychological and medical evaluations, and self-advocacy webinars for Georgia veterans statewide.

Uga School Of Law Advocate 2022 Issue Now Available, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing the publication of the 2022 issue of the University of Georgia School of Law's Advocate magazine. This issue is subtitled "Building the law school family."

School Of Law Enrolls Most Academically Credentialed J.D. Class In History, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message celebrating the most academically credentialed J.D. class (Class of 2025) in the University of Georgia School of Law's history.

Honoring Those Who Serve, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message saluting veterans in the community of the University of Georgia School of Law, including a commemorative video by second-year student Robert Wedge, a former officer int he U.S. Air Force

National Champions!, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message celebrating the University of Georgia School of Law's achievement of having the #1 employment rate in the nation. More than 97% of the Class of 2021 has secured full-time, long-term jobs that require bar passage or where a J.D. provides an advantage.

Redefining What It Means To Be A Great National Public Law School, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message containing an infographic showcasing the University of Georgia School of Law's achievements in leaving the national in legal education, hands-on, purpose-driven experience, and commitment to accessibility and affordability.

Summer Public Interest Funding Grows With New Marquee Fellowship, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing the establishment of the Bool Simkins Summer Fellowship for Public Interest Fund, created by 2010 University of Georgia School of Law alumni Kevin Murphy and Elizabeth (Freeman) Murphy in honor of Elizabeth's grandmother, Annie Bool, and great aunt, Mary Simkins. The fellowship will be the law school's largest annual public interest fellowship award and will support a top performing student with a full summer public interest/pro bono placement after completing his or her second year of law school.

Alumnus Furthers Support Of Student-Athletes Seeking Law Degrees, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message sharing that University of Georgia School of Law alumnus Michael L. Goldberg (J.D. '97) is furthering his support of law school students by making an additional gift to the Michael Louis Goldberg Scholarship Fund. Michael initially created the fund in 2016 to support law students who participated in high school or collegiate athletics.

January 2022 Newsletter

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