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Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley
Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley
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Rule synthesis is the process of integrating a rule or principle from several cases. It is a skill attorneys and judges use on a daily basis to formulate effective arguments, develop jurisprudence, and anticipate future problems. Teaching new law students how to synthesize rules is a critical component in training them to think like lawyers. This article suggests how rule synthesis might be taught in one classroom session using real cases. It advocates a three-part approach. First, explain the nature of rule synthesis to the students. Second, do a whimsical exercise with them to show how rule synthesis works. Finally, …
Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt
Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt
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Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles
Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles
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An Essay On The Stages Of The Clinical Year In Law School: Group Process With Existentialist Roots, Richard J. Wilson
An Essay On The Stages Of The Clinical Year In Law School: Group Process With Existentialist Roots, Richard J. Wilson
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This short article focuses on "units," or stages of group process, part of my shared experience in law teaching and in adult education at St. Mark’s Church, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. The article explores the context of the functional education program of church teaching and its common elements with clinical law teaching. The unit structure from church teaching translates well, I conclude, into the structure of clinical legal education.
On The Opposition Of Practical And Theoretical, Elizabeth Earle Beske
On The Opposition Of Practical And Theoretical, Elizabeth Earle Beske
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