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In Practice, V. 12, No. 1, Fall 2011

In Practice

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Legislating After Janice M.: The Constitutionality Of Recognizing De Facto Parenthood In Maryland, Rachel Simmonsen

Maryland Law Review

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Bridging Gaps And Blurring Lines: Integrating Analysis, Writing, Doctrine, And Theory, Susan J. Hankin

Faculty Scholarship

This article is an outgrowth of the author’s participation in a July 29, 2009 panel presentation, “Change in Legal Education: Practical Skills,” at the Symposium, YES WE CArNegie: Change in Legal Education after the Carnegie Report. The article responds to the Carnegie Report’s call to “bridge the gap between analytical and practical knowledge” by presenting two models for integrating skills with doctrine in the first-year curriculum. The first model, built into the curriculum at the University of Maryland School of Law, involves teaching the first semester Legal Analysis & Writing course by pairing it with another required first-semester course, Torts, …

On Legal Education And Reform: One View Formed From Diverse Perspectives, Robert J. Rhee

Faculty Scholarship

This article identifies two interconnected problems in legal education. First, legal education and practice are more disconnected than they should be, a reality which distinguishes law schools from other professional schools. The major flaw of legal education as the failure to produce more market-ready lawyers who have a mix of skills and knowledge to add value in a complex and challenging practice environment. Second, law school imposes large direct and opportunity costs on its students. These costs combine with the problem of a deficiency in academic training and post-graduation financing of additional training in the workplace to impose a growing …

Back To The Future In Law Schools, William L. Reynolds

Faculty Scholarship

This paper first argues for the maintenance of the traditional first-year curriculum. It does so in the context of an examination of what most lawyers do in practice and, therefore, what most lawyers should know. This portion includes a defense of the Socratic Method. The paper then addresses contemporary concerns about legal education, including the devaluation of courses in the private law curriculum, and considers why legal academics are not interested in private law.

Ethical Issues In Business And The Lawyer's Role, Robert J. Rhee, Carol Morgan, Tamar Frankel, Mark Fagan

Faculty Scholarship

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The Law School Firm, Bradley T. Borden, Robert J. Rhee

Faculty Scholarship

This Article introduces the concept of the law school firm. The concept calls for law schools to establish affiliated law firms. The affiliation would provide opportunities for students, faculty, and attorneys to collaborate and share resources to teach, research, write, serve clients, and influence the development of law and policy. Based loosely on the medical school model, the law school firm will help bridge the gap between law schools and the practice of law.

Clinical Professors' Professional Responsibility: Preparing Law Students To Embrace Pro Bono, Douglas L. Colbert

Faculty Scholarship

This article begins by examining the current crisis in the U.S. legal system where approximately three out of four low- and middle-income litigants are denied access to counsel's representation when faced with the loss of essential rights - -a home, child custody, liberty and deportation - - and where most lawyers decline to fulfill their ethical responsibility of pro bono service to those who cannot afford private counsel. The article traces the evolving ethical standards of a lawyer's professional responsibility that today views every attorney as a public citizen having a special responsibility to the quality of justice.

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The New Rules For Law Schools, Barbara S. Gontrum

Faculty Scholarship

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Experimenting With Clinical Legal Education To Address The Disconnect Between The Larger Promise Of Law And Its Grassroots Reality In India, Ajay Pandey

Maryland Journal of International Law

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Global Clinical Legal Education And International Partnerships: A Chinese Legal Educator's Perspective, Yanmin Cai

Maryland Journal of International Law

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Symposium - The Profession And The Academy: Addressing Major Changes In Law Practice - Introduction

Maryland Law Review

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On Legal Education And Reform: One View Formed From Diverse Perspectives, Robert J. Rhee

Maryland Law Review

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The Changing Cultures And Economics Of Large Law Firm Practice And Their Impact On Legal Education, Neil J. Dilloff

Maryland Law Review

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Profound “Nonchanges” In Small And Midsize Firms, Ward B. Coe Iii

Maryland Law Review

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The Value Of “Thinking Like A Lawyer”, Michelle M. Harner

Maryland Law Review

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Challenging The Academy To A Dual (Perspective): The Need To Embrace Lawyering For Personal Legal Services, William Hornsby

Maryland Law Review

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A Gaping Hole In American Legal Education, Michael Kelly

Maryland Law Review

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Learning To Be Lawyers: Professional Identity And The Law School Curriculum, Charlotte S. Alexander

Maryland Law Review

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Should American Law Schools Continue To Graduate Lawyers Whom Clients Consider Worthless?, Clark D. Cunningham

Maryland Law Review

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The Symposium On The Profession And The Academy: Concluding Thoughts, Michael Millemann

Maryland Law Review

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Equipping The Garage Guys In Law, Gillian K. Hadfield

Maryland Law Review

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Three Generations Of U.S. Lawyers: Generalists, Specialists, Project Managers , William D. Henderson

Maryland Law Review

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Back To The Future In Law Schools, William L. Reynolds

Maryland Law Review

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