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Recalibrating The Moral Compass: Expanding "Thinking Like A Lawyer" Into "Thinking Like A Leader", Karen Rothenberg Dec 2009

Recalibrating The Moral Compass: Expanding "Thinking Like A Lawyer" Into "Thinking Like A Leader", Karen Rothenberg

Karen H. Rothenberg

This essay was prepared for the Leadership in Legal Education Symposium IX.


The Unplanned Obsolescence Of American Legal Education, Rena I. Steinzor, Alan D. Hornstein Nov 2009

The Unplanned Obsolescence Of American Legal Education, Rena I. Steinzor, Alan D. Hornstein

Rena I. Steinzor

No abstract provided.


Coalescing With Salt: A Taste For Inclusion, Phoebe A. Haddon Aug 2009

Coalescing With Salt: A Taste For Inclusion, Phoebe A. Haddon

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.


Education For A Public Calling In The 21st Century, Phoebe A. Haddon Jul 2009

Education For A Public Calling In The 21st Century, Phoebe A. Haddon

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.


The Mdp Controversy: What Legal Educators Should Know, Phoebe A. Haddon Jul 2009

The Mdp Controversy: What Legal Educators Should Know, Phoebe A. Haddon

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.


Misuse And Abuse Of The Lsat: Making The Case For Alternative Evaluative Efforts And A Redefinition Of Merit, Phoebe A. Haddon, Deborah W. Post Jul 2009

Misuse And Abuse Of The Lsat: Making The Case For Alternative Evaluative Efforts And A Redefinition Of Merit, Phoebe A. Haddon, Deborah W. Post

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.


Keynote Address: Redefining Our Roles In The Battle For Inclusion Of People Of Color In Legal Education, Phoebe A. Haddon Jul 2009

Keynote Address: Redefining Our Roles In The Battle For Inclusion Of People Of Color In Legal Education, Phoebe A. Haddon

Phoebe A. Haddon

No abstract provided.


Writing Essay Exams To Succeed In Law School (Not Just To Survive), John Dernbach Dec 2008

Writing Essay Exams To Succeed In Law School (Not Just To Survive), John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Educating Lawyers For The Global Economy: National Challenges, Carole Silver Dec 2008

Educating Lawyers For The Global Economy: National Challenges, Carole Silver

Carole Silver

This essay addresses the challenge of educating law students to work in an increasingly global context. For students enrolled in United States law school, insight into the ways in which globalization matters can be drawn from the structural approaches to globalization of US-based law firms. These firms pursue their international practices by integrating lawyers educated and licensed in the firm’s home country (the US) and in the host jurisdictions in which the firm has offices. As a result, the success of the firm in its international practice depends upon the ability of its lawyers to develop strong and effective cross-national …


Kenyan Politics And The Politics Of Summer Programs, Patrick Kelly Dec 2008

Kenyan Politics And The Politics Of Summer Programs, Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

This brief article for the Proceedings of the American Society of International Law’s annual symposium discusses the interrelationship of Legal education partnerships in Africa and domestic politics using Kenya as an example. The practicalities and cultural benefits of living and studying in a foreign country are inevitably intertwined with the political tensions and aspirations embedded in that society. This article first discusses the special rewards and practicalities of a summer program in Africa; and then attempts to provide a richer, more complex picture of the recent political struggle and ethnic conflict in Kenya after the December, 2007 Presidential election. It …


Do Unto Others: Widener Law School Using Pro Bono Service As An Educational Access Outreach Strategy Within The Constraints Of Recession Policies, Sydney Howe-Barksdale Dec 2008

Do Unto Others: Widener Law School Using Pro Bono Service As An Educational Access Outreach Strategy Within The Constraints Of Recession Policies, Sydney Howe-Barksdale

Sydney Howe-Barksdale

No abstract provided.


Why I Teach, Amanda Smith Dec 2008

Why I Teach, Amanda Smith

Amanda Sholtis

I teach because I want our profession to be infused with integrity. I want my students to learn to use professionalism as the everyday lenses through which they view their legal practices, rather than to compartmentalize ethics into just another class or bar exam topic.


Strategies And Techniques Of Law School Teaching, Howard E. Katz, Kevin Francis O'Neill Dec 2008

Strategies And Techniques Of Law School Teaching, Howard E. Katz, Kevin Francis O'Neill

Howard E Katz

No abstract provided.