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Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley Nov 2011

Teaching Rule Synthesis With Real Cases, Paul Figley

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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, …


Northwestern University School Of Law's Two Year Work Requirement And Its Possible Effects On Women: Another Tile In The Glass Ceiling?, Kathleen Kunkle Gilbert May 2011

Northwestern University School Of Law's Two Year Work Requirement And Its Possible Effects On Women: Another Tile In The Glass Ceiling?, Kathleen Kunkle Gilbert

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Why Does The Method Matter?, Lorena Fries, Veronica Matus Feb 2011

Why Does The Method Matter?, Lorena Fries, Veronica Matus

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Kicking Down The Door To Employment I: Of Mentors And Schedule A, Myra Wilder, Jo Linda Johnson, William Phelan, Ollie D. Cantos Vii Jan 2011

Kicking Down The Door To Employment I: Of Mentors And Schedule A, Myra Wilder, Jo Linda Johnson, William Phelan, Ollie D. Cantos Vii

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Keynote Speaker, Patricia A. Shiu Jan 2011

Keynote Speaker, Patricia A. Shiu

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Selected Bibliography Relating To Law Students And Lawyers With Disabilities, Adeen Postar Jan 2011

Selected Bibliography Relating To Law Students And Lawyers With Disabilities, Adeen Postar

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2011

Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles Jan 2011

Legal Education And Civility, Mark Niles

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


An Essay On The Stages Of The Clinical Year In Law School: Group Process With Existentialist Roots, Richard J. Wilson Jan 2011

An Essay On The Stages Of The Clinical Year In Law School: Group Process With Existentialist Roots, Richard J. Wilson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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 Jan 2011

On The Opposition Of Practical And Theoretical, Elizabeth Earle Beske

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt Jan 2011

Sometimes Putting Pen To Paper Is Tougher Than It Seems, Heather Ridenour, David Spratt

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Introduction: Symposium On Lawyers’ Special Responsibilities As Public Citizens In A Rapidly Changing World , Susan D. Carle Jan 2011

Introduction: Symposium On Lawyers’ Special Responsibilities As Public Citizens In A Rapidly Changing World , Susan D. Carle

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Assisting Law Students With Disabilities In The 21st Century, David Jaffe Jan 2011

Assisting Law Students With Disabilities In The 21st Century, David Jaffe

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Kicking Down The Door To Employment Ii: Resources And How To Access Them, Paula Nailon, Sheri Denkensohn, Andy Imparato, Isaac Lidsky Jan 2011

Kicking Down The Door To Employment Ii: Resources And How To Access Them, Paula Nailon, Sheri Denkensohn, Andy Imparato, Isaac Lidsky

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The International Law Student: Culture, Access, And When We’Ll Stop Scrambling, Fanta Aw, Sandra P. Buteau, Myra Wilder Jan 2011

The International Law Student: Culture, Access, And When We’Ll Stop Scrambling, Fanta Aw, Sandra P. Buteau, Myra Wilder

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Technology: Are You (And Your Vendors) Ahead Of, Or On The Curve?, Kenneth Hirsh, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Gary Norman, Bryan Rapp Jan 2011

Technology: Are You (And Your Vendors) Ahead Of, Or On The Curve?, Kenneth Hirsh, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Gary Norman, Bryan Rapp

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Research Project Bar Examination Accommodations For Adhd Graduates, Neha Sampat, Esme Grant Jan 2011

Research Project Bar Examination Accommodations For Adhd Graduates, Neha Sampat, Esme Grant

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2011

Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2011

Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.