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Globalization Of Lawyers, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

Enhancing The Law Student Experience And Employability Skills Through A Law Clinic And Experiential Learning Curricula, Francina Cantatore

Francina Cantatore

Students have identified many positive benefits in the Bond Law Clinic initiative, including the opportunity for students to: “work in a supportive, safe and encouraging environment” (Law Student, 2013); “build confidence to distill real issues and to assist clients in finding practical answers” (Law Student, 2014); “practically apply the professional skills that they learn throughout their degree in a legal setting” (Law Student, 2013) The Clinic “is an excellent learning tool for students and a much needed service for the community” (Law Student, 2014).

Taming The Tigers: Domestic Violence, Legal Professionalism, And Well-Being, Jill Engle

Jill Engle

Domestic violence kills thousands of American women every year. In 2013, one of them was my client. My law school clinic represented a woman divorcing her abusive husband after twenty years of marriage. Three days after we served him with the divorce complaint, he walked into the grocery store where she worked and shot her dead. He then turned the gun on himself, and died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The lead student working her case listened in horror as one of our local colleagues who had heard the breaking news described it to her in a phone call to the …

Is It Ethical To Use Crowdfunding To Finance The Practice Of Law?, Alberto Bernabe

Alberto Bernabe

The Health Law Partnership, Sylvia Caley, Robert Pettignano

Sylvia B. Caley

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The Private Bar: Partner For Healthy Communities, Sylvia Caley, Charity Scott

Sylvia B. Caley

No abstract provided.

From Criminal Law To Urban Law And Policy: A Tribute To Professor Feridun Yenisey, Ryan Rowberry, Julian Juergensmeyer

Julian C. Juergensmeyer

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The Corporate Conspiracy Vacuum (Formerly "Corporate Conspiracy: How Not Calling A Conspiracy A Conspiracy Is Warping The Law On Corporate Wrongdoing"), J.S. Nelson

J.S. Nelson

Sailing Against The Wind: How A Pre-Admission Program Can Prepare At-Risk Students For Success In The Journey Through Law School And Beyond, 39 U. Mem. L. Rev. 307 (2009), Sonia Green, Maureen Kordesh, Julie Spanbauer

Sonia Bychkov Green

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Sailing Against The Wind: How A Pre-Admission Program Can Prepare At-Risk Students For Success In The Journey Through Law School And Beyond, 39 U. Mem. L. Rev. 307 (2009), Sonia Green, Maureen Kordesh, Julie Spanbauer

Maureen Straub Kordesh

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Sailing Against The Wind: How A Pre-Admission Program Can Prepare At-Risk Students For Success In The Journey Through Law School And Beyond, 39 U. Mem. L. Rev. 307 (2009), Sonia Green, Maureen Kordesh, Julie Spanbauer

Julie M. Spanbauer

No abstract provided.

Utilizing Apps To Enhance Your Workflow, Jennifer Mart-Rice

Jennifer Mart-Rice

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Us Judicial And Legal Profession: Roles And Regulation, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

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The Changing Role Of Lawyers In American Society, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

The Aba Guidelines And The Norms Of Capital Defense Representation, Russell Stetler, W. Bradley Wendel

W. Bradley Wendel

The ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (“Guidelines”), as revised in 2003, continue to stand as the single most authoritative summary of the prevailing professional norms in the realm of capital defense practice. Hundreds of court opinions have cited the Guidelines. They have been particularly useful in helping courts to assess the investigation and presentation of mitigating evidence in death penalty cases. This Article will discuss how these Guidelines have come to reflect prevailing professional norms in this critical area of capital defense practice and how that practice has developed in the …

Panelist, Non-Traditional Careers In Law, Dean Hashimoto

Dean M. Hashimoto

Collaboration And Teamwork (Weinstein/Morton), Linda Morton, Janet Weinstein

Linda H Morton

Below are a series of videos that illustrate the importance of teamwork and various stages in the teamwork process. These videos accompany a chapter written by Profs. Janet Weinstein and Linda Morton titled Collaboration and Teamwork in LEARNING FROM PRACTICE: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEXT FOR LEGAL EXTERNS. (Leah Wortham, Susan Brooks, Nancy Maurer, & Alexander Scherr eds., 3rd ed., forthcoming 2015).

The first three videos offer statements by a law firm attorney, a judge, and a non-profit attorney on the important roles teamwork and collaboration play in today’s law practice.

The next three videos, Forming, Norming, and Storming, illustrate the …

Success Secrets: Seven "Knows" For The New Year, Linda Ammons

Linda L. Ammons

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Yes We Can, Pass The Bar. University Of The District Of Columbia, David A. Clarke School Of Law Bar Passage Initiatives And Bar Pass Rates - From The Titanic To The Queen Mary, Derek Alphran, Tanya Washington, Vincent Eagan

Tanya Monique Washington

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Choosing The Top Candidate: Best Practices In Academic Law Library Hiring, Ronald Wheeler, Nancy Johnson, Terrance Manion

Terrance K Manion

The authors discuss successful hiring practices in academic law libraries. Their discussion details each step of the hiring process, from vacancy to offer, and explores strategies for implementing the steps successfully. The processes examined include: reviewing the vacancy, assessing the library needs, forming an effective search committee, writing a winning job description, checking references, conducting an interview, and making an offer. The authors assert that a successful hire will influence every aspect of your library and, as such, a library needs to devote considerable attention and resources to librarian searches.

The Disability Dilemma: A Skeptical Bench & Bar, Wendy Hensel

Wendy F. Hensel

The legal profession is no stranger to the bias and prejudice present in American society. Members of the bar have been shown to engage in both conscious and subconscious discrimination, posing challenges to the profession as the profile of those practicing law has changed over the last several decades. Although women and minorities have made significant inroads into the profession, attorneys with disabilities remain the "forgotten diversity group." Many members of the bar continue to believe that these attorneys are primarily limited by their medical problems rather than any bias in the profession. They do not embrace disability as a …

Institutional Actors And Protecting Clients In A Post-Monopoly World, Melissa Mortazavi

Melissa Mortazavi

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Dignity And The Legal Profession, Evangeline Sarda

Evangeline Sarda

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Equipping Students For The Real World: Using Scaffolding Experimental Approach To Teach The Skill Of Legal Drafting, Tammy Johnson, Francina Cantatore

Francina Cantatore

This article responds to the difficulty that lawyers sometimes face in maintaining the balance between protecting their clients’ legal interests and translating complex legislative provisions into plain language that conveys the appropriate message to the intended audience. Using the example of a consumer credit contract transaction, Part II highlighted common drafting challenges. With these difficulties in mind, Part III discussed the theory of teaching legal skills, with a particular focus on teaching the skill of legal drafting, suggesting that a scaffolded experiential approach to skills development is an effective way to nurture the development of students’ legal drafting skills.

Burning Issues For International Tax Career Seekers, William Byrnes

William H. Byrnes

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Civility And Professionalism At The Bar: The Heritage And Challenge Today, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

No abstract provided.

Cloning Your Clients, William Byrnes

William H. Byrnes

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Panelist: Faith & Professional Ethics, Judith Mcmorrow

Judith A. McMorrow

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Chinese Courts' Role In Financial Reform: On The First "Vam Agreement" Case In China, Siyi Huang

Siyi Huang

Traditional belief is that courts in authoritarian regimes are only passive institutions and their authority and influence are extremely limited. Despite the conventional wisdom, it’s been noticed that Chinese courts have played a crucial role in China’s financial reform. Drawing on insights from the judgments of three Chinese courts at different levels on the first “value adjustment mechanism” case in China, this article attempts to explore the functional techniques and decision-making process of Chinese courts. The analysis of the court’ judgments suggests that Chinese courts have performed a policy-making function in deciding controversial economic cases, by transcending social and business …

The Social Media Frontier: Exploring A New Mandate For Competence In The Practice Of Law, Jan Jacobowitz, Danielle Singer

Jan L Jacobowitz

Attorney Mark O’Mara’s use of social media as part of the defense strategy in the representation of George Zimmerman, who was prosecuted for the death of Trayvon Martin, highlighted the use of social media in the practice of law, and because of the tremendous media coverage of the trial, facilitated a robust conversation on whether the legal profession’s use of social media is the “new normal.” In fact, lawyers’ increasing use of social media is evidenced by a growing body of case law, ethics opinions, and journal articles discussing the propriety of using social media in areas such as investigation, …