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Law And The Wisconsin Idea, Erika Lietzan, Paul D. Carrington
Law And The Wisconsin Idea, Erika Lietzan, Paul D. Carrington
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We recall a summer of contentment when American law was suffused with optimism, a season ending a long winter of despair and disorder. For the first fifteen years of this century, many (and perhaps most) American lawyers were filled with confidence that America had healed the wounds of civil war and was healing those of class struggle. We could, and we would, overcome all obstacles to peace and prosperity, not only for our people but for all mankind. This, it was widely believed, would be our century. As early as 1879 Daniel Coit Gilman, the premier educator of his time, …
Book Review Of Seattle University Skills Development Series, James E. Moliterno
Book Review Of Seattle University Skills Development Series, James E. Moliterno
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A Form Letter To The Dean, R. Lawrence Dessem
A Form Letter To The Dean, R. Lawrence Dessem
Faculty Publications
Even though modern word processing and electronic mail greatly facilitate communication, one still must compose the basic letter, memorandum, or electronic message. In an effort to cut down on the time and intellectual intensity of this endeavor, I offer the following suggested form letter to the dean. This format may be used within basic word processing packages or for creating e-mail messages. All you need do is choose the most appropriate insertions for your basic message, and the message will be electronically created.
Preparing The New Law Graduate To Practice Law: A View From The Trenches, Rodney J. Uphoff, James J. Clark, Edward C. Monahan
Preparing The New Law Graduate To Practice Law: A View From The Trenches, Rodney J. Uphoff, James J. Clark, Edward C. Monahan
Faculty Publications
Most legal educators reject the premise that the primary mission of the law school is to train law students to practice law. Rather, most law professors claim that their primary function is to teach students to think like lawyers. To many commentators, however, the academic community's antipractice attitude has spawned an unhealthy dichotomy between theory and practice, a division within the academic community, and a chasm between law schools and the practicing bar. Moreover, this dissonance or gap between law school and practice significantly contributes to the fact that most law graduates are substantially unprepared to function as lawyers when …
Common Ground: Perspectives On Latino-Latina Diversity, Ediberto Román
Common Ground: Perspectives On Latino-Latina Diversity, Ediberto Román
Faculty Publications
In academic circles, when one speaks of scholarship, one speaks of scholarly legal publications. While such writing is obviously important for reform as well as for professional self-preservation,, I would take the term scholarship a step further. As true students of the law, we have a status in society that gives us a forum, and as Latinos/as we have an obligation to use our status to affect our communities. I, therefore, strongly support becoming more active by getting our voices heard beyond traditional modes of legal discourse. There are scores of communication mediums, such as newspapers and non-legal journals whose …