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Collaboration And Modeling: Reconsidering "Non-Directive" Orthodoxy In Clinical Legal Education, Harriet N. Katz

ExpressO

Clinical legal education scholarship has primarily emphasized “nondirective” supervision of law students by lawyer supervisors, although some scholars have contended that other supervision methods may be helpful for some students and a few have contended that the method of supervision was not critical to student learning. Externship supervision provides examples of a varied repertoire of supervision methods that may be applicable to on-campus clinics as well, depending on the educational goals of the clinic. Student views of the teaching value of supervision they experienced in externship at the author’s law school support the view that collaboration and modeling, as well …

Teaching Legal Research And Writing With Actual Legal Work: Extending Clinical Education Into The First Year, Steven D. Schwinn

ExpressO

In this article, we advocate using actual legal work to teach legal research and writing courses, including first year courses. By “actual legal work,” we mean work that is part of an ongoing or planned lawsuit, transaction, negotiation or other form of legal representation. We offer an overview and critique of the traditional legal writing curriculum, and we describe our initiatives to build upon and enhance that curriculum with the use of actual legal work. We conclude with some thoughts on the relative merits of our approach and ideas for following our model.

In Practice, V. 6, No. 1, Fall 2005

In Practice

No abstract provided.

Civil Practice Manual, April Land, Jose Martinez

Faculty Teaching Resources

Course material on law practice, family law, discovery negotiation, and client interviewing.

Vol. 3, No. 08 (September 2005)

Indiana Law Update

No abstract provided.

Vol. 56, No. 1, August 29, 2005, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Career Services Dispels Seven Myths of Early Interview Week •How to Succeed at OCI Without Really Trying •Top Ten Reasons to Say "Yes!" When a 3L Asks You Out •Learn How to Find a Firm Job and Be Happy •The OCI Drinking Game! •Frequently Answered Questions at OCI •Crossword

The Wrongful Rejection Of Big Theory (Marxism) By Feminism And Queer Theory: A Brief Debate, Dana Neacsu

ExpressO

Post modern thought has fought meta-narrative into derision. "[I]f you lick my nipple," as Michael Warner remarked, "the world suddenly seems insignificant," and of course, identity becomes more than a cultural trait. It becomes "the performance of desire." It becomes a place of "ideological contestation over need," or, in other words, an ideology that demands "legitimacy for its desire." However, meta-narratives talk about desire too. For example, Marx talked about the desire caused by the never-ending production of commodities. Thus, if, at first sight, it may seem that identity politics and Marxism have very little in common, that may not …

Vol. 3, No. 04 (May 2005)

Indiana Law Update

No abstract provided.

The Legal Employment Market: Determinants Of Elite Firm Placement, And How Law Schools Stack Up, Anthony M. Ciolli

ExpressO

Data collected on 15,293 law firm associates from 1295 employers who graduated from law school between 2001 and 2003 were used to develop a “total quality score” for every ABA-accredited law school, both nationally and for nine geographic regions. Quantitative methods were then used to identify factors that help explain the variation in a law school’s national career placement success at elite law firms. The findings revealed that while a law school’s academic reputation is the single biggest predictor of placement, several other factors were also highly significant. Differences in grading system, class rank disclosure policies, and the number of …

In Practice, V. 5, No. 2, Spring 2005

In Practice

No abstract provided.

Volume 29, Issue 1 (Spring 2005)

Transcript

No abstract provided.

Faculty Ethics In Law School: Shirking, Capture, And "The Matrix", Jeffrey L. Harrison

UF Law Faculty Publications

The primary focus of this essay is the ethical dimension of the decisions faculty governance requires law professors to make. This essay is devoted to the proposition that conditions are ideal for most law schools to be governed for the benefit of the faculty at the expense of the welfare of students and others (stakeholders) who expect to be served by the law school. This section also suggests that faculty shirking, if it occurs, stems primarily from a lack of respect for those whom the law school serves. Section II addresses the second step. Having described shirking and capture in …

Of Counsel, Volume 8 | Spring 2005, North Carolina Central University School Of Law

Of Counsel

No abstract provided.

The Advocate

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Vol. 55, No. 15, Preview Weekend 2005, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•'Term of Arts' Transforms Hutchins Basement into Student Art Gallery •NALSA Wins Best Brief •An Apology to Our Readers •Campbell Finalists Prep for the Big Dance •Meet Your 2005 LSSS Candidates •Talking About Practice: Associate Dean McCormack Talks Clinics •Rosenbaum 'Stumbles' to M-Law •Butch Carpenter Photos •SFF Auction Photos •Grade Curves •Yeah, I Just Said That •Our of Retirement: The Eyes Have It •Inside the Unconstitutional Due Process of 'Desperate Housewives'

Vol. 55, No. 14, March 29, 2005, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Access Denied, Attention Granted? Students React to Restricted Laptop Use •NALSA Wins Best Brief •An Apology to Our Readers •Campbell Finalists Prep for the Big Dance •Meet Your 2005 LSSS Candidates •Talking About Practice: Associate Dean McCormack Talks Clinics •Rosenbaum 'Stumbles' to M-Law •Butch Carpenter Photos •SFF Auction Photos •Grade Curves •Yeah, I Just Said That •Our of Retirement: The Eyes Have It •Inside the Unconstitutional Due Process of 'Desperate Housewives'

Volume 29, No. 5

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editors: Shawn Tock, Jonathon Krashinsky, Michael Shalke, Nate Russell

Photo Editor: Mark Dunsmuir

Vol. 55, No. 9, January 25, 2005, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

MLK Lecturer Edwards Narrates Journey from Brown to Grutter •"C" You Later?: Grade System Under Review •Survive the 1L Public Service Job Search •US Attorneys Inspire Pride, Enthusiasm for Careers in Public Service •M-Law Musicians Should Get the Band Back Together •Mr. Wolverine to Emerge Jan. 28 •The Importance of Being Krier: Part One •Why Multiple Choice Questions Don't Belong on a Law School Exam •Hitting the Bar: How to Apply for That Test That You Take to be a Lawyer •Don't Believe the Hype: Office of Career Services Slays Job Myths •Please Send Help, I am Barely Alive in …

Law And The Law, Richard Henry Seamon

Articles

No abstract provided.

Therapeutic Jurisprudence In An Interprofessional Practice At The University Of St. Thomas Interprofessional Center For Counseling And Legal Services, Jennifer L. Wright

St. Thomas Law Review

The Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services (the "Center" or "Interprofessional Center") is a joint effort by the School of Law, the School of Social Work and the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas' in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the Center, law, social work and psychology students gain practice skills by working with clients under the supervision of experienced supervisors. The Center provides pro bono professional services to low-income, working poor and other underserved populations who would otherwise have no access to such assistance. The same can be said of many clinical programs. In addition, …

Taking Hold Of The Elephant In Child Dependency And Neglect Cases, Christina A. Zawisza

St. Thomas Law Review

In order to place this article in context, I will first describe Tennessee's practice rule for attorneys representing children as Guardians ad Litem. It is an example of the "Elephant," the many component parts of a child's life that the child's lawyer is required to bring together to represent the child holistically. In Part II, I will describe and apply three developing jurisprudential movements that embrace the techniques I utilize: interdisciplinary practice, creative problem-solving and Therapeutic Jurisprudence. In Part III, I will provide an overview of ecomaps and genograms as they are commonly used in the social sciences. In Part …

Validation Through Other Means: How Immigration Clinics Can Give Immigrants A Voice When Bureaucracy Has Left Them Speechless, Evelyn H. Cruz

St. Thomas Law Review

To better frame this discussion, I will first describe the immigration process and its anti-therapeutic effects on immigrants in some detail. I will then proceed to discuss the use of community presentations and contextual representation practices to preserve a client's voice and validation in the immigration process. Throughout this article, and more specifically in my conclusion, I will examine how students who understand the need to address "psycho-legal soft spots" naturally gravitate to client-centered representation, thereby becoming empathetic and competent practitioners.

Legal Education After Law School: Lessons From Scotland And Englan, Clark D. Cunningham

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article addresses the issue of the needed collaboration between law schools and law firms about legal education after law school. The author proposes pilot projects be launched to increase collaboration between legal academics and law firms in the provision of legal education after law school. The Article suggests that the programs emulate the close partnerships that exist between the legal academy and legal profession in England and Scotland. The Article acknowledges why the training of lawyers is different now than in the past. The author compares the American law firm training programs with the post school education that takes …

Clinical Legal Education: An Annotated Bibliography, J.P. "Sandy" Ogilvy

Scholarly Articles

No abstract provided.

Expand Your Online Research Abilities, Laura K. Justiss

Law Library Staff & Faculty Works

As a summer clerk or full-time associate at a law firm (or as a solo practitioner), you are likely to encounter research projects for which neither Lexis nor Westlaw is a good option. Perhaps the material isn't available on these databases at all. Or, your firm may have a limited subscription that excludes the information you need. You also may find that some content on Lexis or Westlaw costs more than your firm or client is willing to pay. In these circumstances, it's important to know that the two most prominent databases used by lawyers are not the only ones …

Practicing What We Teach: The Importance Of Emotion And Community Connection In Law Work And Law Teaching, Ann Juergens

Faculty Scholarship

Personal satisfaction and fine lawyering go hand in hand. Legal education and the legal system, however, do damage to that coupling. The author suggests that lawyers and law students can thwart personal dysfunction and professional dissatisfaction if we allow ourselves to express joy and sadness. To avoid being depleted by grief and rage, which cannot nourish satisfying law work over time, the article suggests that we attend to connections with others (all others). Lawyers who connect with their own communities may have more tools for crafting solutions for clients whose problems often implicate community. As teachers, the best way to …

The Elusive Balance Between Investor Protection And Wealth Creation, Barbara Black, Jill I. Gross

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The Pace Investor Rights Project (PIRP), launched in the fall of 20033 as an expansion of Pace Law School's ground-breaking Securities Arbitration Clinic, seeks to foster increased scholarly interest on topics related to investor justice in the regulatory, arbitral and judicial arenas. The Project thus produced the Investor Rights Symposium, which took place on the grounds of the Judicial Institute at Pace Law School on March 31 and April 1, 2005, to bring together academics, regulators, practitioners, investors' advocates and students to explore the precarious balance between investor protection and wealth creation. The scholarship that follows in this volume reflects …

A New Approach To Health Care Adr: Training Law Students To Be Problem Solvers In The Health Care Context, Linda H. Morton

Faculty Scholarship

This article focuses on the use of actual public health problems to train law students in interdisciplinary problem solving. The author describes the planning, structure, challenges and rewards in teaching her clinical course, Problem Solving and Prevention in Healthcare, to students initially reluctant to work collaboratively in teams, intimidated by a broader community context, and hesitant to interact strategically with other professionals.

Developing A Law/Business Collaboration Through Pace's Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill I. Gross

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This article details an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Securities Arbitration Clinic at Pace Law School (“SAC”) and the graduate program at Pace University's Lubin School of Business, designed and initiated by the authors. The purpose of the collaboration is to provide a co-curricular learning experience to both J.D. and graduate business students1 while enhancing the pro bono legal services delivered by SAC to its clients. Part I of this article details the history of SAC before the authors initiated the collaboration, and the reasons SAC needed financial expertise. Part II of this article describes models of interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly between …

A Core Curriculum For The Transnational Legal Education Of Jd And Llb Students: Surveying The Approach Of The International, Comparative And Transnational Law Program At Osgoode Hall Law School, Craig Scott

Articles & Book Chapters

My task is simple enough: to approach the question whether there is a core JD or LLB curriculum for transnational lawyers by briefly narrating Osgoode Hall Law School's experiment with the International Comparative and Transnational (ICT) Law Program that began four years ago.' By way of a preface, I hasten to make two points. The first point to note is that Osgoode's ICT Program is, to date, not mandatory for all our LL.B. students but, rather, an optional specialization; currently, about one-quarter of each year's entering class of around 280 students choose to take enter the program by taking the …