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Hofstra’S Family Law With Skills Course: Implementing Fler (The Family Law Education Reform Project), Andrew Schepard, J. Herbie Difonzo
Hofstra’S Family Law With Skills Course: Implementing Fler (The Family Law Education Reform Project), Andrew Schepard, J. Herbie Difonzo
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The Family Law Education Reform Project (FLER ) Final Report documented that the current doctrinally oriented family law curriculum at most law schools does not adequately prepare students for modern family law practice. FLER recommended that law school courses move from the study of cases to the study of the legal system’s effect on families, and integrate the study of alternative dispute resolution and interdisciplinary knowledge. In response, Hofstra Law School has made a comprehensive attempt to implement FLER’s curricular recommendations. This article discusses one major innovation – the Family Law with Skills course. Family Law with Skills is the …