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My Grandmother Was Mrs. Palsgraf: Ways To Rethink Legal Education To Help Students Become Lawyers, Rather Than Just Thinking Like Them, Ian Gallacher
My Grandmother Was Mrs. Palsgraf: Ways To Rethink Legal Education To Help Students Become Lawyers, Rather Than Just Thinking Like Them, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
This article uses my family history, and its striking similarities to the Palsgraf case, as a starting point for a consideration of the ways law schools teach the law to their students, the problems that approach appears to cause, and some possible alternative, and potentially healthier, approaches to legal education.
My grandmother, grandfather, mother, and uncle were all in a house that was blown-up and destroyed by a bomb during the Second World War. And while the cause of the explosion was very different to that in Palsgraf, the fact of an explosion that drastically changed the lives of …
"No Country For Old Men": Junior Associates And The Real-World Practice Of Law, Ian Gallacher
"No Country For Old Men": Junior Associates And The Real-World Practice Of Law, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
Law schools are designed to teach students about the doctrine of law and to help them prepare their skills to practice law. There are some practical aspects of law practice, though, that are rarely if ever discussed in law school. Perhaps this is because of an assumption that law firms will make these issues clear to the students they hire as associates, or perhaps it is because of a belief that such information has no place in the curriculum of an academic institution.
Whatever the reason, this is information law students should have as they begin to think about where …
Enigma: A Variation On The Theme Of Legal Writing’S Place In Contemporary Legal Education, Ian Gallacher
Enigma: A Variation On The Theme Of Legal Writing’S Place In Contemporary Legal Education, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
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Erasing Boundaries: Inter-School Collaboration And Its Pedagogical Opportunities, Ian Gallacher
Erasing Boundaries: Inter-School Collaboration And Its Pedagogical Opportunities, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
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Lights! Camera! Law School?: Using Video Interviews To Enhance First Semester Writing Assignments, Ian Gallacher
Lights! Camera! Law School?: Using Video Interviews To Enhance First Semester Writing Assignments, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
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"When Numbers Get Serious:" A Study Of Plain English Usage In Briefs Filed Before The New York Court Of Appeals, Ian Gallacher
"When Numbers Get Serious:" A Study Of Plain English Usage In Briefs Filed Before The New York Court Of Appeals, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
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Talking In The Dark: Using Technology For Basic Academic Support, Ian Gallacher
Talking In The Dark: Using Technology For Basic Academic Support, Ian Gallacher
College of Law - Faculty Scholarship
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