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Still Writing At The Master’S Table: Decolonizing Rhetoric In Legal Writing For A “Woke” Legal Academy, 21 The Scholar 255 (2019), Teri A. Mcmurtry-Chubb
Still Writing At The Master’S Table: Decolonizing Rhetoric In Legal Writing For A “Woke” Legal Academy, 21 The Scholar 255 (2019), Teri A. Mcmurtry-Chubb
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Communication Conundrums: Theories About And Tips For Effective Decanal Communication, 48 U. Tol. L. Rev. 211 (2017), Darby Dickerson, Marjorie Buckner
Communication Conundrums: Theories About And Tips For Effective Decanal Communication, 48 U. Tol. L. Rev. 211 (2017), Darby Dickerson, Marjorie Buckner
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Clear and effective communication is essential for any organization, including a law school, to operate effectively. But communication is often one of the trickiest skills a law dean must seek to master. Once a person adds “Dean” to the front of his or her name, communication norms change. A dean must be sensitive to power structures—whether real or perceived— that exist within the law school. A dean also must be vigilant about how she communicates with others, and how others communicate on her behalf. And she must understand that people will communicate differently with her than with others in the …
Law Schools And Learning Outcomes: Developing A Coherent, Cohesive, And Comprehensive Law School Curriculum, 64 Clev. St. L. Rev. 661 (2016), Anthony Niedwiecki
Law Schools And Learning Outcomes: Developing A Coherent, Cohesive, And Comprehensive Law School Curriculum, 64 Clev. St. L. Rev. 661 (2016), Anthony Niedwiecki
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This Article will detail a process that law schools can use to comply with the ABA Standards requiring schools develop their learning outcomes for the entire institution, academic programs, and courses. At the same time, this process can be used as a roadmap for curricular review and planning. As an example, this Article will use the steps that The John Marshall Law School took to review and change its professional skills curriculum. Part I will outline the accreditation requirements for developing and publishing learning outcomes. Part II of the Article will provide an overview of the process of curricular planning …
Prepared For Practice? Developing A Comprehensive Assessment Plan For A Law School Professional Skills Program, 50 U.S.F. L. Rev. 245 (2016), Anthony Niedwiecki
Prepared For Practice? Developing A Comprehensive Assessment Plan For A Law School Professional Skills Program, 50 U.S.F. L. Rev. 245 (2016), Anthony Niedwiecki
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The new ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools (“ABA Standards”) require law schools to develop and publish learning outcomes that explicitly state what they want their students to be able to do and know upon completion of the law school curriculum. The ABA Standards also require that law schools develop a plan to assess these learning outcomes through course assessment, programmatic assessment,and institutional assessment.In addition to the ABA, regional accreditors of higher education also require that universities and law schools have an extensive learning outcome and assessment plan.These requirements essentially ask schools to …
Crisis And Trigger Warnings: Reflections On Legal Education And The Social Value Of The Law, 90 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 615 (2015), Kim D. Chanbonpin
Crisis And Trigger Warnings: Reflections On Legal Education And The Social Value Of The Law, 90 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 615 (2015), Kim D. Chanbonpin
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This Essay begins by understanding the law school crisis through the framework of disaster capitalism. This framing uncovers the ways in which reformers are taking advantage of the current crisis to restructure legal education. Under the circumstances, faculty may reasonably read the contemporaneous student-led movement to require trigger warnings in the classroom as an assault on academic freedom. This reading, however, clouds the water. Part II attempts to clear the confusion by decoupling the trigger-warning movement from the broader phenomenon of law school corporatization. Trigger-warning demands might alternatively be read as a student critique of traditional law school pedagogy. Especially …
Apuntes Sobre Aponte Y La Necesidad De Actualizar El Código De Ética Profesional, 84 Rev. Jur. U.P.R. 49 (2015), Alberto Bernabe
Apuntes Sobre Aponte Y La Necesidad De Actualizar El Código De Ética Profesional, 84 Rev. Jur. U.P.R. 49 (2015), Alberto Bernabe
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De vez en cuando, nuestro Tribunal Supremo se da a la Tarea de reescribir estatutos para corregir sus deficiencias, y de esta manera decidir casos en la forma que prefiere. En In re Aponte Duchesne, el cual fue decidido en julio de 2014, el Tribunal lo hizo en el proceso de imponer sanciones a una abogada por conducta contraria a la ética profesional. Aunque, en última instancia, la decisión es correcta, el Tribunal comete varios errores en su explicación sobre el Derecho aplicable. Además, su interpretación no se basa en el texto de los cánones de ética aplicables, …
Using A Cultural Lens In The Law School Classroom To Stimulate Self-Assessment, 48 Gonz. L. Rev. 365 (2013), Julie M. Spanbauer
Using A Cultural Lens In The Law School Classroom To Stimulate Self-Assessment, 48 Gonz. L. Rev. 365 (2013), Julie M. Spanbauer
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The American Bar Association is exerting pressure on United States law schools to improve teaching effectiveness by shifting the evaluation of student learning away from input measures to focus upon output-based assessments. Yet, many legal educators appear to be resistant to and fearful of change, in part, perhaps, due to their comfort with teaching methods such as the Socratic or case-dialogue approach, which demands little accountability for teaching effectiveness and provides more time for the pursuit of the traditional goals of scholarly productivity. This method of teaching as currently utilized in law schools is also innately professor-centric performance art. The …
A Good Step In The Right Direction: Illinois Eliminates The Conflict Between Attorneys And Guardians, 38 J. Legal Prof. 161 (2013), Alberto Bernabe
A Good Step In The Right Direction: Illinois Eliminates The Conflict Between Attorneys And Guardians, 38 J. Legal Prof. 161 (2013), Alberto Bernabe
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Waiving Goodbye To A Fundamental Right: Allocation Of Authority Between Attorneys And Clients And The Right To A Public Trial, 38 J. Legal Prof. 1 (2013), Alberto Bernabe
Waiving Goodbye To A Fundamental Right: Allocation Of Authority Between Attorneys And Clients And The Right To A Public Trial, 38 J. Legal Prof. 1 (2013), Alberto Bernabe
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Survey Of Illinois Law: Waiver Of The Attorney-Client Privilege And Work Product Protection, 37 S. Ill. U. L.J. 825 (2013), Ralph Ruebner, Katarina Durcova
Survey Of Illinois Law: Waiver Of The Attorney-Client Privilege And Work Product Protection, 37 S. Ill. U. L.J. 825 (2013), Ralph Ruebner, Katarina Durcova
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Effective January 1, 2013, two new Illinois Supreme Court rules clarify and limit the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product protection rule. Illinois Rule of Evidence 502 ("IRE 502"), which spells out the limitations on waiver, is accompanied by a "clawback provision" in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 201(p) ("Rule 201(p)") that details the procedural steps a disclosing party should take to successfully assert the privilege following an inadvertent discovery disclosure. Additionally, these changes clarify the mandatory duty of the receiving party. IRE 502 was modeled on Federal Rule of Evidence 502 ("FRE 502") and Rule 201(p) was modeled …
It's Not Just For Death Cases Anymore: How Capital Mitigation Investigation Can Enhance Experiential Learning And Improve Advocacy In Law School Non-Capital Criminal Defense Clinics, 50 Cal. W. L. Rev. 31 (2013), Hugh Mundy
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As this article proposes, law school criminal defense clinics provide an excellent environment to design and implement a non-capital mitigation investigation protocol based on the techniques used in death penalty cases. From a pedagogical perspective, such a model promotes student development of foundational lawyering skills and values, especially in the vital area of “narrative thinking characteristic of everyday practice.” From a pragmatic standpoint, creation of a mitigation investigation model benefits clinic clients and boosts the likelihood that similar investigative methods will become a staple of the student's post-graduate practice.
Part I charts the evolution of capital mitigation investigation and highlights …
Right To Counsel Denied: Confusing The Roles Of Lawyers And Guardians, 43 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 833 (2012), Alberto Bernabe
Right To Counsel Denied: Confusing The Roles Of Lawyers And Guardians, 43 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 833 (2012), Alberto Bernabe
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Law And The Argumentative Theory, 90 Or. L. Rev. 837 (2012), Timothy P. O'Neill
Law And The Argumentative Theory, 90 Or. L. Rev. 837 (2012), Timothy P. O'Neill
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Like many law professors, I have coached my share of moot court teams. As you probably know, in most competitions students either choose or are assigned one side of the case to brief. But for the oral argument segment of the competition, students must argue both sides of the case, “on-brief” and “off-brief,” often in alternate rounds.
At the end of a competition, with their heads still swimming with arguments and counterarguments, students will sometimes ask, “OK, so can you tell us which is the correct side?” I always say, “Of course I can. . . . The correct side …
Recent Developments In The Law Of Lawyering: The New Illinois Rules Of Professional Conduct, 42 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 391 (2011), Alberto Bernabe
Recent Developments In The Law Of Lawyering: The New Illinois Rules Of Professional Conduct, 42 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 391 (2011), Alberto Bernabe
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Good But Not Great: Improving Access To Public Records Under The D.C. Freedom Of Information Act, 13 D.C. L. Rev. 359 (2010), Margaret B. Kwoka, Melissa Davenport
Good But Not Great: Improving Access To Public Records Under The D.C. Freedom Of Information Act, 13 D.C. L. Rev. 359 (2010), Margaret B. Kwoka, Melissa Davenport
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Is Our Students Learning - Using Assessments To Measure And Improve Law School Learning And Performance, 15 Barry L. Rev. 73 (2010), Rogelio A. Lasso
Is Our Students Learning - Using Assessments To Measure And Improve Law School Learning And Performance, 15 Barry L. Rev. 73 (2010), Rogelio A. Lasso
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Jurisprudence: A Beginner's Simple And Practical Guide To Advanced And Complex Legal Theory, 2 The Crit: Critical Stud. J. 62 (2009), Allen R. Kamp
Jurisprudence: A Beginner's Simple And Practical Guide To Advanced And Complex Legal Theory, 2 The Crit: Critical Stud. J. 62 (2009), Allen R. Kamp
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Embracing Diversity Through A Multicultural Approach To Legal Education, 1 Charlotte L. Rev. 223 (2009), Julie M. Spanbauer, Katerina P. Lewinbuk
Embracing Diversity Through A Multicultural Approach To Legal Education, 1 Charlotte L. Rev. 223 (2009), Julie M. Spanbauer, Katerina P. Lewinbuk
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Coming Soon To A Law Practice Near You: The New (And Improved?) Illinois Rules Of Professional Conduct, 39 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 691 (2008), Alberto Bernabe
Coming Soon To A Law Practice Near You: The New (And Improved?) Illinois Rules Of Professional Conduct, 39 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 691 (2008), Alberto Bernabe
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me The Perfect (Decanal) Match, 31 Seattle U. L. Rev. 799 (2008), William B.T. Mock
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me The Perfect (Decanal) Match, 31 Seattle U. L. Rev. 799 (2008), William B.T. Mock
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Commentary: Accepting The Job And First Key Steps, 31 Seattle U. L. Rev. 847 (2008), Linda R. Crane
Commentary: Accepting The Job And First Key Steps, 31 Seattle U. L. Rev. 847 (2008), Linda R. Crane
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Professor Dumbledore's Advice For Law Deans, 39 U. Tol. L. Rev. 269 (2008), Darby Dickerson
Professor Dumbledore's Advice For Law Deans, 39 U. Tol. L. Rev. 269 (2008), Darby Dickerson
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Lawyers And Learning: A Metacognitive Approach To Legal Education, 13 Widener L. Rev. 33 (2006), Anthony Niedwiecki
Lawyers And Learning: A Metacognitive Approach To Legal Education, 13 Widener L. Rev. 33 (2006), Anthony Niedwiecki
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Teaching Legal Research And Writing With Actual Legal Work: Extending Clinical Education Into The First Year, 12 Clinical L. Rev. 441 (2006), Steven D. Schwinn, Michael Millemann
Teaching Legal Research And Writing With Actual Legal Work: Extending Clinical Education Into The First Year, 12 Clinical L. Rev. 441 (2006), Steven D. Schwinn, Michael Millemann
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In this article, the co-authors argue that legal research and writing (LRW) teachers should use actual legal work to generate assignments. They recommend that clinical and LRW teachers work together to design, co-teach, and evaluate such courses.
They describe two experimental courses they developed together and co-taught to support and clarify their arguments. They contend that actual legal work motivates students to learn the basic skills of research, analysis and writing, and thus helps to accomplish the primary goals of LRW courses. It also helps students to explore new dimensions of basic skills, including those related to the development and …
The Politics Of Misconduct: Rethinking How We Regulate Lawyer-Politicians, 57 Rutgers L. Rev. 839 (2005), Kevin Hopkins
The Politics Of Misconduct: Rethinking How We Regulate Lawyer-Politicians, 57 Rutgers L. Rev. 839 (2005), Kevin Hopkins
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Cyberbullies On Campus, 37 U. Tol. L. Rev. 51 (2005), Darby Dickerson
Cyberbullies On Campus, 37 U. Tol. L. Rev. 51 (2005), Darby Dickerson
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My goals in this article are to introduce the law school community to the problem of cyberbullies, and to alert deans, administrators, and professors to the risks associated with this form of bullying-so that the problem can be acknowledged and addressed, and so that we may all learn and work in as safe an environment as possible.
Staff Matter(S), 36 U. Tol. L. Rev. 47 (2004), Darby Dickerson
Staff Matter(S), 36 U. Tol. L. Rev. 47 (2004), Darby Dickerson
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Staff Matter(S), 35 U. Tol. L. Rev. 199 (2003), Darby Dickerson
Staff Matter(S), 35 U. Tol. L. Rev. 199 (2003), Darby Dickerson
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From The Paper Chase To The Digital Chase: Technology And The Challenge Of Teaching 21st Century Law Students, 43 Santa Clara L. Rev. 1 (2002), Rogelio A. Lasso
From The Paper Chase To The Digital Chase: Technology And The Challenge Of Teaching 21st Century Law Students, 43 Santa Clara L. Rev. 1 (2002), Rogelio A. Lasso
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Silence Is Golden: The New Illinois Rules On Attorney Extrajudicial Speech, 33 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 323 (2002), Alberto Bernabe
Silence Is Golden: The New Illinois Rules On Attorney Extrajudicial Speech, 33 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 323 (2002), Alberto Bernabe
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