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2007

Legal education

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The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway Dec 2006

The Ethical Obligations Of Lawyers, Law Students And Law Professors Telling Stories On Web Logs, Anna Hemingway

Anna P. Hemingway

This article examines how blogging has developed and considers the ethics of blogging and its impact on the legal profession. It examines blog entries from lawyers, law professors and law students and suggests that the rules of the Bar may be colliding with the manner of online storytelling occurring by legal professionals. The article takes an in-depth look at how blogging has impacted legal education and the relationship between faculty and students. It proposes ways in which incorporating blogging assignments into law school courses can assist students in developing ethical story-telling on web logs.

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Logic For Law Students: How To Think Like A Lawyer, Stephen Clowney Dec 2006

Logic For Law Students: How To Think Like A Lawyer, Stephen Clowney

Stephen Clowney

Law schools no longer teach logic. In the authors' view this is tragic, given that the fundamental principles of logic continue to undergird the law and guide the thinking of judges. In an effort to reverse the trend, this essay explains the core principles of logic and how they apply in the law school classroom. The manuscript begins by examining the basics of the deductive syllogisms and then turns to inductive generalizations and the uses and abuses of analogies. The authors claim that students who master the basics of logic laid out in this article will be better lawyers and …

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The Institute Of Delaware Corporate And Business Law New Name, New Directions, Lawrence A. Hamermesh Dec 2006

The Institute Of Delaware Corporate And Business Law New Name, New Directions, Lawrence A. Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.

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The Changing Paradigm In Public Legal Education, Denis Binder Dec 2006

The Changing Paradigm In Public Legal Education, Denis Binder

Denis Binder

The nation's founding fathers, led by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, envisioned a democracy based upon a highly educated population. The public universities were founded to fulfill that mission. Professional schools, such as law, medicine, engineering, and business soon followed. The public higher education system was one of America's greatest achievements by the end of the Twentieth Century. The nation's flagship public universities, masters colleges, and community colleges educate 80% of the nation's college students. However, state budget cuts in recent years reflect systemic changes in public financing from discretionary spending, especially higher education, to mandates and entitlements. The public …

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The Advocacy And Technology Institute: Real-World Training Using Real-World Tools, John F. Nivala Dec 2006

The Advocacy And Technology Institute: Real-World Training Using Real-World Tools, John F. Nivala

John F. Nivala

No abstract provided.

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A 'How To' Guide For Incorporating Global And Comparative Perspectives Into The Required Professional Responsibility Course, Laurel S. Terry Dec 2006

A 'How To' Guide For Incorporating Global And Comparative Perspectives Into The Required Professional Responsibility Course, Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This article was written for an AALS symposium on "Teaching Legal Ethics" and discusses how to incorporate global and comparative perspectives into the required Professional Responsibility course. The scope of the paper is much broader, however. The first half of the paper explains why global and comparative perspectives are relevant to contemporary law practice. This section explains why global perspectives are relevants to clients and lawyers and explains why lawyer regulators now use a more global approach to regulation than previously. The second half illustrates how one can introduce global and comparative perspectives into a professional responsibility course without taking …

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The Bologna Process And Its Implications For U.S. Legal Education, Laurel S. Terry Dec 2006

The Bologna Process And Its Implications For U.S. Legal Education, Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

Virtually all European countries are in the midst of a massive multi-year project intended to dramatically restructure higher education in Europe. This project, which is known as the Bologna Process or Sorbonne-Bologna, began less than ten years ago when four European Union (EU) countries signed a relatively vague agreement. The Bologna Process has now grown to forty-six countries, including all of the EU Member States and nineteen non-EU countries. The Bologna Process participants have agreed to form the European Higher Education Area or EHEA by 2010; among other goals, the EHEA is intended to help Europe better compete in the …

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Law And Government Institute: Rapid Growth In Faculty, Offerings, Speakers, John L. Gedid Dec 2006

Law And Government Institute: Rapid Growth In Faculty, Offerings, Speakers, John L. Gedid

John L. Gedid

No abstract provided.

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