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Duncan Alford, Setting The Bar For Collegiality And Professionalism, Caroline L. Osborne Dec 2023

Duncan Alford, Setting The Bar For Collegiality And Professionalism, Caroline L. Osborne

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Duncan E. Alford (1963 – 2023), lawyer, librarian, scholar, colleague. This essay documents the significant contributions our colleague, Duncan E. Alford, University of South Carolina School of Law made to his profession. Professor Alford’s is remembered for his significant contributions.


The Trial Preparation Procedures—Civil, Will Rhee, L. Richard Walker Jan 2021

The Trial Preparation Procedures—Civil, Will Rhee, L. Richard Walker

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In an effort to provide scholarship immediately useful to the litigator, this Article proposes a detailed systems workflow to plan and coordinate preparing for federal civil trials called the Trial Preparation Procedures—Civil or "TrialPrepPro—Civil" for short. Although there is an abundance of anecdotal "learning from doing" trial preparation guidance, empirically testable "learning about doing" trial preparation guidance is rare. We present our TrialPrepPro to learn more about doing.

The TrialPrepPro is modeled after the battle-proven U.S. Army Troop Leading Procedures used, with modifications, by all U.S. military services, our NATO allies, and many other foreign militaries. Although there is ample …


The Legal Research Plan And The Research Log: An Examination Of The Role Of The Research Plan And Research Log In The Research Process, Caroline L. Osborne Oct 2016

The Legal Research Plan And The Research Log: An Examination Of The Role Of The Research Plan And Research Log In The Research Process, Caroline L. Osborne

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This paper reviews the current status of the concept of the legal research plan. It summarizes the basic elements of the legal research plan, reviews the current literature and recommends a design of a plan for use in first year legal research programs and by novice researchers. Also, it considers the use of the research log in the research process.


Reading/Teaching Lawyer Films, James R. Elkins Jul 2004

Reading/Teaching Lawyer Films, James R. Elkins

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No abstract provided.


Writing Our Lives: Making Introspective Writing A Part Of Legal Education, James R. Elkins Jan 1993

Writing Our Lives: Making Introspective Writing A Part Of Legal Education, James R. Elkins

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No abstract provided.


The Paradox Of A Life In Law, James R. Elkins Jan 1979

The Paradox Of A Life In Law, James R. Elkins

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No abstract provided.