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Civility Issues In Federal Court Practice, Daniel Coquillette, Judith Mcmorrow Dec 2008

Civility Issues In Federal Court Practice, Daniel Coquillette, Judith Mcmorrow

Daniel R. Coquillette

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Attorney Conduct And The Securities And Exchange Commission, Daniel Coquillette, Judith Mcmorrow Dec 2008

Attorney Conduct And The Securities And Exchange Commission, Daniel Coquillette, Judith Mcmorrow

Daniel R. Coquillette

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A Methodology For Mentoring Writing In Law Practice: Using Textual Clues To Provide Effective And Efficient Feedback, Jane Gionfriddo, Daniel Barnett, E. Joan Blum Dec 2008

A Methodology For Mentoring Writing In Law Practice: Using Textual Clues To Provide Effective And Efficient Feedback, Jane Gionfriddo, Daniel Barnett, E. Joan Blum

Jane Kent Gionfriddo

Becoming a successful legal writer is a process that begins in law school and continues intensively during the beginning years of a lawyer's career. Throughout this process, in both contexts, a writer benefits enormously from feedback on his analysis, and how that analysis is conveyed, from those more experienced. Much has been written about how legal educators should respond to student written work, yet little addresses the role that supervising attorneys can play in mentoring the writing of less experienced colleagues. This article therefore proposes a methodology to help supervisor-mentors provide, in an efficient manner, effective feedback on junior lawyers' …


Decline To State: Diversity Talk And The American Law Student, Camille Gear Rich Dec 2008

Decline To State: Diversity Talk And The American Law Student, Camille Gear Rich

Camille Gear Rich

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Arbitration And Choice: Taking Charge Of The 'New Litigation', Thomas J. Stipanowich Dec 2008

Arbitration And Choice: Taking Charge Of The 'New Litigation', Thomas J. Stipanowich

Thomas J. Stipanowich

Despite meaningful efforts to promote better practices and ensure quality among arbitrators and advocates, criticism of American arbitration is at a crescendo. Much of this criticism stems from the fact that arbitration under standard procedures has taken on the trappings of litigation - extensive discovery and motion practice, highly contentious advocacy, long cycle time and high cost. Paradoxically, concerns about the absence of appeal on the merits in arbitration have caused some to craft provisions calling for judicial review for errors of law or fact in awards. It is time to return to fundamentals in American arbitration. Those who seek …