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How To Have A Great Conference, Joel Atlas, Estelle M. McKee 2014 Cornell University Law School

How To Have A Great Conference, Joel Atlas, Estelle M. Mckee

Joel Atlas

No abstract provided.


Research Strategy And Assignment Intake Tips, Amy Wright 2014 University of San Francisco School of law

Research Strategy And Assignment Intake Tips, Amy Wright

Amy J. Wright

This presentation covers development of a sound research strategy, alerts students to common assignment pitfalls, and provides pointers on bringing research to a close.


Internet Citations In Oklahoma Attorney General Opinions, Lee Peoples 2014 Oklahoma City University

Internet Citations In Oklahoma Attorney General Opinions, Lee Peoples

Lee Peoples

This article reports the results of a study finding a forty-nine percent failure rate of links to Internet resources in Oklahoma attorney general opinions. This phenomenon, known as link rot and reference rot, can frustrate the efforts of future researchers, weaken public confidence in the law, undermine stare decisis, and hinder the law’s natural growth and expansion. Specific solutions for addressing the problem are proposed.


Igniting The Conversation: Embracing Legal Literacy As The Heart Of The Profession, Laura J. Ax-Fultz 2014 Penn State Dickinson Law

Igniting The Conversation: Embracing Legal Literacy As The Heart Of The Profession, Laura J. Ax-Fultz

Laura J. Ax-Fultz

Law librarians are experts in instruction, databases, scholarship, and more. This broad expertise has exacerbated an identity crisis in the profession. The author argues that law librarians must develop a core identity, such as legal literacy, to navigate an ever-changing legal landscape that questions the future necessity of law librarians.


International Criminal Law, Gail A. Partin 2014 Penn State Dickinson Law

International Criminal Law, Gail A. Partin

Gail A. Partin

The Electronic Resource Guide, often called the ERG, has been published online by ASIL since 1997. Systematically updated and continuously expanded, the ERG is designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners, and researchers as a self-guided tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international law. The ERG also serves as a ready-made teaching tool at graduate and undergraduate levels.


Free At Last From Obscurity: Achieving Clarity, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

Free At Last From Obscurity: Achieving Clarity, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

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"Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Motion Practice Overview Continued" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

"Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Motion Practice Overview Continued" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


On Terra Firma With English, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

On Terra Firma With English, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


"E-Mail Netiquette For Lawyers" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

"E-Mail Netiquette For Lawyers" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


"Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Motion Practice Overview" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

"Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Motion Practice Overview" In Pathway To The Profession: From Law School To Lawyer, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part Xxxviii—Motions To Vacate Default Judgments, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part Xxxviii—Motions To Vacate Default Judgments, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


Legal-Writing Myths, Gerald Lebovits 2014 Columbia, Fordham & NYU Law Schools

Legal-Writing Myths, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.


Popular Culture's Portrayal Of Attorney Decision-Making And It's Consequences- An Analysis Of An Attorney's Internal Ethical Conflict In Film, Tara M. Parente 2014 Barry University

Popular Culture's Portrayal Of Attorney Decision-Making And It's Consequences- An Analysis Of An Attorney's Internal Ethical Conflict In Film, Tara M. Parente

Tara M. Parente

This paper explores how popular culture portrays attorney decision-making and its consequences. This paper compares and contrasts two films in order to exemplify how attorneys are portrayed throughout film and how this carries over into real life. Attorneys are faced with ethical dilemmas at all times, especially throughout career advancement and the decisions made tend to affect every aspect of an attorney's life.


Southeastern Association Of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Beth Adelman, Constance Ard, Jan Baker, John Beatty, Erika Beck, Jennifer Behrens, Billie J. Blaine, Pamela Bluh, Elizabeth D. Bradsher, Pam Brannon, Kevin Butterfield, Charlene Cain, Sean Chen, Terrye Conroy, Jessica de Perio Wittman, Marin Dell, James M. Donovan, Maureen A. Eggert, Robb Farmer, Elizabeth Farrell, Vicen Feliu, Sarah Glassmeyer, Suzanne R. Graham, Ismael Gullon, Edward T. Harte, Christine Heaton, James Heller, Sally Irvin, Kate Irwin-Smiler, Faye Jones, David Lehmann, Andrew Lentini, Terry Long, Shannon L. Malcolm, Terrance Manion, Roxanne Marmion, Katherine Marsh, Sarah Mauldin, Rebekah Maxwell, Pamela R. Melton, Marian Parker, Merryl Penson, Gordon Russell, James C. Smith, Dick Spinelli, Kay Todd, Robert T. Trotter, Carol A. Watson, Julie Webster-Matthews, Laura Weidig, Sarah K. Wiant, Patrick Wiseman 2014 University of Georgia Alexander Campbell King Law Library

Southeastern Association Of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Beth Adelman, Constance Ard, Jan Baker, John Beatty, Erika Beck, Jennifer Behrens, Billie J. Blaine, Pamela Bluh, Elizabeth D. Bradsher, Pam Brannon, Kevin Butterfield, Charlene Cain, Sean Chen, Terrye Conroy, Jessica De Perio Wittman, Marin Dell, James M. Donovan, Maureen A. Eggert, Robb Farmer, Elizabeth Farrell, Vicen Feliu, Sarah Glassmeyer, Suzanne R. Graham, Ismael Gullon, Edward T. Harte, Christine Heaton, James Heller, Sally Irvin, Kate Irwin-Smiler, Faye Jones, David Lehmann, Andrew Lentini, Terry Long, Shannon L. Malcolm, Terrance Manion, Roxanne Marmion, Katherine Marsh, Sarah Mauldin, Rebekah Maxwell, Pamela R. Melton, Marian Parker, Merryl Penson, Gordon Russell, James C. Smith, Dick Spinelli, Kay Todd, Robert T. Trotter, Carol A. Watson, Julie Webster-Matthews, Laura Weidig, Sarah K. Wiant, Patrick Wiseman

Jessica de Perio Wittman

The 2009 SEAALL Annual Meeting was held in Athens Georgia, April 16-18, 2009.


Law Review Usage And Suggestions For Improvement: A Survey Of Attorneys, Professors, And Judges, Max Stier, Kelly M. Klaus, Dan L. Bagatell, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski 2014 J.D., 1992, Stanford Law School

Law Review Usage And Suggestions For Improvement: A Survey Of Attorneys, Professors, And Judges, Max Stier, Kelly M. Klaus, Dan L. Bagatell, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

Jeffrey J. Rachlinski

We do not need to worry about the consumers of law reviews because they really do not exist. A few professors who author texts must read some of the articles, but most volumes are purchased to decorate law school library shelves. The only purchasers of law reviews outside of academe are law firms which gladly pay for the volumes even though no one reads them.


Keynote Address: Remarks At The Workshop On Tapping Into The World Of Electronic Legal Knowledge , Muna Ndulo 2014 Cornell Law School

Keynote Address: Remarks At The Workshop On Tapping Into The World Of Electronic Legal Knowledge , Muna Ndulo

Muna B Ndulo

Professor Muna Ndulo of Cornell Law School presented the keynote address at the 2007 Starr Workshop, “Tapping into the World of Electronic Legal Knowledge.” The workshop took place at Cornell Law School October 7-10, 2007 and was co-sponsored by the Starr Foundation, New York University Law Library, and Cornell Law Library. Professor Ndulo addresses the topic of new information technologies and their importance to legal research and teaching.


Book Review: Stalking Phaedrus: International Legal Structures. David Kennedy. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 1987. Pp. 294. 69,-Dm., David J. Bederman 2014 Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague

Book Review: Stalking Phaedrus: International Legal Structures. David Kennedy. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 1987. Pp. 294. 69,-Dm., David J. Bederman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Regulatory Improvement Legislation: Judicial Review Of Provisions Regarding Risk Assessment And Cost-Benefit Analysis, Mary Ann Chirba, Frederick Anderson, E. Donald Elliott, Cynthia Farina, Ernest Gelhorn, John Graham, C. Boyden Gray, Jeffrey Holmstead, Ronald Levin, Lars Noah, Katherine Rhyne, Jonathan Weiner 2014 Boston College Law School

Regulatory Improvement Legislation: Judicial Review Of Provisions Regarding Risk Assessment And Cost-Benefit Analysis, Mary Ann Chirba, Frederick Anderson, E. Donald Elliott, Cynthia Farina, Ernest Gelhorn, John Graham, C. Boyden Gray, Jeffrey Holmstead, Ronald Levin, Lars Noah, Katherine Rhyne, Jonathan Weiner

Cynthia R. Farina

No abstract provided.


Courts In Cyberspace, Theodore Eisenberg, Kevin M. Clermont 2014 Cornell Law School

Courts In Cyberspace, Theodore Eisenberg, Kevin M. Clermont

Kevin M. Clermont

No abstract provided.


Procedure's Magical Number Three: Psychological Bases For Standards Of Decision, Kevin M. Clermont 2014 Cornell Law School

Procedure's Magical Number Three: Psychological Bases For Standards Of Decision, Kevin M. Clermont

Kevin M. Clermont

So many procedural doctrines appear, after research and teaching, to trifurcate. An obvious example is that kind of standard of decision known as the standard of proof: what in theory might have been a continuum of standards divides in practice into the three distinct standards of preponderance of the evidence, clear and convincing evidence, and proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Other examples suggest both that I am not imagining the prominence of three and that more than coincidence is at work. Part I of this essay describes the role of the number three in procedure, with particular regard to standards …


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