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Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Jobs Data 12-22-2016, Michael Yelnosky Dec 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Jobs Data 12-22-2016, Michael Yelnosky

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Newsroom: 'Champions For Justice' Honored 12-19-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law Dec 2016

Newsroom: 'Champions For Justice' Honored 12-19-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Designing And Improving A System Of Proactive Management-Based Regulation To Help Lawyers And Protect The Public, Susan Saab Fortney Dec 2016

Designing And Improving A System Of Proactive Management-Based Regulation To Help Lawyers And Protect The Public, Susan Saab Fortney

Faculty Scholarship

Increasingly, lawyers and decision-makers are recognizing the limitations and consequences of current approaches to attorney regulation. Inspired by developments in other countries, regulators in the United States and Canada have started the process of exploring innovative approaches, including proactive management-based regulation. The term, proactive-management regulation (PMBR), was first used by Professor Ted Schneyer to refer to a regulatory approach designed to promote ethical law practice by assisting lawyers with practice management.

The seed for PMBR was first planted in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). It grew out of the legislation that allowed limited liability and non-lawyer ownership …


Newsroom: Gift Supports Diversity Programming 12-15-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law Dec 2016

Newsroom: Gift Supports Diversity Programming 12-15-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Going Paperless And Beyond: Attorney's Guide To A Mobile Law Practice, Eliza Boles Dec 2016

Going Paperless And Beyond: Attorney's Guide To A Mobile Law Practice, Eliza Boles

Scholarly Works

As part of a larger Continuing Legal Education Seminar, the materials herein cover "Supporting Your Mobile Law Office: What You Ned to Practice Law on the Go" and "The Best Apps, Tools and Tricks for the Mobile Attorney."


Newsroom: Logan On Judicial Diversity 12-09-2016, Kate Nagle, Roger Williams University School Of Law Dec 2016

Newsroom: Logan On Judicial Diversity 12-09-2016, Kate Nagle, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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December 2016 Newsletter Dec 2016

December 2016 Newsletter

Ergo

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An All-Volunteer Force: Law Students And Pro Bono Lawyers Helping Veterans, Patricia E. Roberts Dec 2016

An All-Volunteer Force: Law Students And Pro Bono Lawyers Helping Veterans, Patricia E. Roberts

Faculty Publications

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Newsroom: Law Is 'Just Coaching At Heart' 12-1-2016, Marvin Pave, Roger Williams University School Of Law Dec 2016

Newsroom: Law Is 'Just Coaching At Heart' 12-1-2016, Marvin Pave, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Vol. 51, No. 14 (November 28, 2016) Nov 2016

Vol. 51, No. 14 (November 28, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Vol. 51, No. 13 (November 21, 2016) Nov 2016

Vol. 51, No. 13 (November 21, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


Video: Happy Lawyers Make More Money: How To Achieve Financial Success, Fulfill Your Ethical Obligations, And Manage A Profitable Small Law Firm, How To Manage A Small Law Firm Nov 2016

Video: Happy Lawyers Make More Money: How To Achieve Financial Success, Fulfill Your Ethical Obligations, And Manage A Profitable Small Law Firm, How To Manage A Small Law Firm

NSU Law Seminar Series

How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm was founded by attorney RJon Robins. He quickly realized that despite having done quite well in law school, completing a prestigious 9 credit internship with the US Trustee’s Office and clerking for a Federal Bankruptcy Judge, he knew next to nothing about how to actually manage the business of a small law firm.

RJon did eventually discover how to manage a small law firm and was recruited by The Florida Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Service (LOMAS) to teach his fellow lawyers how to find, fix and avoid the sort of marketing, sales, …


Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Now "Defamation" Matters More Than Ever 11-16-2016, Deborah Johnson Nov 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Deborah Johnson's Post: Now "Defamation" Matters More Than Ever 11-16-2016, Deborah Johnson

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Dean's Desk: A Troubling Focus By The Aba On The Bar Exam, Austen Parrish Nov 2016

Dean's Desk: A Troubling Focus By The Aba On The Bar Exam, Austen Parrish

Austen Parrish (2014-2022)

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Vol. 51, No. 12 (November 14, 2016) Nov 2016

Vol. 51, No. 12 (November 14, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Trending @ Rwu Law: David Logan's Post: Students Go Head-To-Head With Faculty And Alums In Jeopardy! 11-9-2016, David Logan Nov 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: David Logan's Post: Students Go Head-To-Head With Faculty And Alums In Jeopardy! 11-9-2016, David Logan

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Law School News Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles: Law Students Launch Artisan Pickler And Other Businesses To Success 11/09/2016, Jill Rodriques Nov 2016

Law School News Guiding Startups Through Legal Pickles: Law Students Launch Artisan Pickler And Other Businesses To Success 11/09/2016, Jill Rodriques

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.


Vol. 51, No. 11 (November 7, 2016) Nov 2016

Vol. 51, No. 11 (November 7, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


Trending @ Rwu Law: Linda Tappa's Post: An Amazing Summer: Public Interest Law In Texas 11/01/2016, Linda Tappa Nov 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Linda Tappa's Post: An Amazing Summer: Public Interest Law In Texas 11/01/2016, Linda Tappa

Law School Blogs

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Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Your Legal Writing, Jason G. Dykstra Nov 2016

Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Your Legal Writing, Jason G. Dykstra

Articles

This article focuses on areas where busy practitioners can aspire for plain English and not only improve their writing but possibly avoid a few pitfalls. As Justice Brandeis once remarked, "There is no such thing as good writing. There is only good rewriting" So here are three areas to focus on as you rewrite: minimizing initialisms, acronyms, and defined terms; losing legal jargon and cutting clutter; and balancing legal terms and precision.


Vol. 51, No. 10 (October 31, 2016) Oct 2016

Vol. 51, No. 10 (October 31, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


Vol. 51, No. 09 (October 24, 2016) Oct 2016

Vol. 51, No. 09 (October 24, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: "Getting Proximate": October 22, 2016, Michael Yelnosky Oct 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: "Getting Proximate": October 22, 2016, Michael Yelnosky

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Using Grit And Growth Mindset To Foster Resilience And Professionalism In Law Students And Attorneys, Carolyn Broering-Jacobs Oct 2016

Using Grit And Growth Mindset To Foster Resilience And Professionalism In Law Students And Attorneys, Carolyn Broering-Jacobs

Law Faculty Presentations and Testimony

The presentation introduced current research showing correlation between grit, growth mindset, and success in varied disciplines, then suggested several means for improving grit. Attendees discussed several problems that a young lawyer might experience and considered how grit and growth mindset might affect the lawyer's response to the problem.


Newsroom: The Legal Impact Of Marine Debris 10-21-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law Oct 2016

Newsroom: The Legal Impact Of Marine Debris 10-21-2016, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.


Vol. 51, No. 08 (October 17, 2016) Oct 2016

Vol. 51, No. 08 (October 17, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


Creating Assessment Tools For Students, Adjuncts, And Site Supervisors, Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, Carole O. Heyward Oct 2016

Creating Assessment Tools For Students, Adjuncts, And Site Supervisors, Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, Carole O. Heyward

Law Faculty Presentations and Testimony

During this workshop, we plan to explore how clinicians can assess student performance at project, course, and program levels using self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and faculty evaluation (focusing on clinical adjuncts and site supervisors).


Trending @ Rwu Law: Brittani Mulholland's Post: Women In Robes: Bigger And Better Than Ever: October 12, 2016, Brittani Mulholland Oct 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Brittani Mulholland's Post: Women In Robes: Bigger And Better Than Ever: October 12, 2016, Brittani Mulholland

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Trending @ Rwu Law: Jillian Jagling '09'S Post: Celebrating The Annual Alumni Weekend: October 6, 2016, Jillian Jagling Oct 2016

Trending @ Rwu Law: Jillian Jagling '09'S Post: Celebrating The Annual Alumni Weekend: October 6, 2016, Jillian Jagling

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Vol. 51, No. 07 (October 3, 2016) Oct 2016

Vol. 51, No. 07 (October 3, 2016)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.