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Vol. 58, No. 7, December 4, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Christopher Jeffries Speaks at Law School •Internet Policy Perishes •Same-Sex Benefits On Trial •Brown Bag Lunches •Stress Busters •Exam Tips •Pre- Mr. Wolverine

Vol. 58, No. 6, November 13, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Right to Die Debated at MLR Symposium •Subprime Mortgages •Pornographic Spam Alert •SFF Poker Tournament Pictures •Crossword Puzzle

Vol. 58, No. 5, October 30, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Laptops Headed Back Out? •Bleu Copas •Legal Relationships •Motorcycle Mama •Sex Offenders •Prof. Litman Chat •Halloween Party Pix

Vol. 58, No. 4, October 9, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Reading Room to Close for Renovations •The Law of Sex Toys •Job Search 911 •Best of Ann Arbor •Halloween Preview •Crossword Puzzle •Nannes 3L Challenge

Vol. 58, No. 3, September 25, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Rear Admiral Houck '85 Speaks at Law School •Don't be a Slave to the Curve •Elections to be Held for LSSS 1L Reps and Junior Board of Governors Rep •An Open Letter from BLSA •Six Tips to Contributing to a Cleaner Environment •Environmental Law at UM •Save Yourself •The Grade Curves •Bar Night Pics •Between the Briefs •Primus Enters The Pantheon

Vol. 58, No. 2, September 11, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Student Groups Struggle to Find Space in the Law Quad •Too Law Open? •LSSS Presidential Welcome •Meet the Class of '10 •Prof. Primus' Bid for Immortality •Perspective •Crossword Puzzle

Vol. 58, No. 1, August 27, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Nuggets of Wisdom from OCIs Past •How to Succeed at OCI Without Really Trying •Learn How to Find a Firm Job and Be Happy •Prof. Schneider on OCI and Your Future as a Lawyer •Expert Advice •Questions Imponderable and Strange •No Other Warranties, Expressed or Implied •10 Things Not to Do as a Summer Associate •Crossword •The OCI Drinking Game!

Law Students Who Learn Differently: A Narrative Case Study Of Three Law Students With Attention Deficit Disorder (Add), Leah M. Christensen

Leah M Christensen

Abstract: More law students than ever before begin law school having been diagnosed with a learning disability. As legal educators, do we have an obligation to expand our teaching methodologies beyond the typical law student? What teaching methodologies work most effectively for law students with learning disabilities? The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of law students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) about their law school experience. The case study yielded four themes relating to the social, learning and achievement domains of the students. First, law students with ADD experienced feelings of isolation in law school; second, …

School Is In Session For Summer Associates, Joyce Manna Janto

Law Faculty Publications

Law students who are starting summer associate positions often need a “reality check.”

Whether these aspiring lawyers are moving from the casual summer employment of their college days, or switching professional fields, they will have to understand and adapt to the culture of a law firm.

New summer associates need to understand the mores of their own firm and the locale’s legal culture, and master practical matters such as the firm’s billing system. Legal research that is “more or less accurate” is not accurate enough, and may be too costly, for a law firm’s clients.

Vol. 57, No. 12, April 3, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Truly Moot? First Round Delays, Lack of Transparency Mar Competition •Law School Facilities •Law School Rock Band •Ask Sandra D. •Interview with Prof. Simpson •Moot Court Finals •The Law Library

Vol. 57, No. Π, April 1, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Law School Shocked by Federal Fraud Scam •Administration Considers Possibility that "Law Students are Adults" •Wireless/Alcohol Policies Abolished •Milk & Cookies Unaffected

Vol. 57, No. 11, March 20, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Exams Face Changes •Moot Court •Ask Sandra D. •Prom Pictures •LSSS Elections •SFF Pictures •Build Green for a Better Law School •Green Eggs and Pizza •ABA Concludes Visit •Guest Op-Ed: Michigan Law Review, How Do I Love Thee? •Crossword

Psychological Theories Of Educational Engagement: A Multi-Method Approach To Studying Individual Engagement And Institutional Change, Bonita London, Geraldine Downey, Shauna Mace

Vanderbilt Law Review

As teachers, administrators, scholars, and practitioners, one critical issue we face in the academic world is how to foster the academic success and psychological well-being of future generations of teachers, scholars, and practitioners. In some cases, even the most well-prepared and academically motivated students enter law school with the drive and ability to succeed, but along the way, may encounter difficulties that interfere with their potential success in law school and beyond. What are the barriers to engagement, academic success and psychological well-being that impede some students? How might we understand the process of engagement and investment in legal education, …

Vol. 57, No. 9, February 20, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•The Best Kept Secret in Michigan: Curacao •You Are Not Your GPA •New Building Plan Changes Direction •Introducing Miss Sandra D. •March Madness Hits Career Services •Insider Advice and Perspectives •No Other Warranties, Expressed or Implied •Washtenaw County Workers' Center •2nd Annual Juan Luis Tienda Banquet Photos •Grade Curves •You Know Everything About Same-Sex Marriage •Crossword

Vol. 57, No. 8, February 6, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Grades: Some Perspectives and Advice •Music Review: The Shins •Secret Crushes •Bar Night Photos •The Senate-Qualifides •Valentines Day Ideas •SFF Poker Night

Vol. 57, No. 7, January 23, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Deans Dish: Prop 2 and Mr. Wolverine •Alternatives to Pricey Textbooks •Where are the Sinks? •Upcoming Events •The New 138 Hutchins Hall •Photos from Mr. Wolverine •Mini-Seminar Scoop

Giving Millennials A Leg-Up: How To Avoid The If I Knew Then What I Know No Syndrome, Leslie Larkin Cooney

Faculty Scholarship

While it may not be possible for law schools to train students completely within three years for the practice of law, we can come much closer to this goal and make the transition to professional life an easier and more productive one. This article explores the common traits of members of the generation comprising today's law students who prefer the label Millennial to others because of their expressed wish not to be associated with Generation X. The article discusses ways to enhance clinical education and teach lifelong learning skills so students can continue developing their problem solving expertise long after …

Branch Rickey, '11: Much More Than Pioneering Baseball Leader, Richard D. Friedman

Articles

Branch Rickey is best known as the president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who brought Jackie Robinson into big league baseball in 1947, thus integrating a major American institution seven years before Brown v. Board of Education. Even apart from this heroic step, Rickey would probably be known as the most significant baseball executive ever, primarily for his work with the Dodgers and, earlier, the St. Louis Cardinals; the modern farm system and extensive spring training facilities are chief among his many innovations. Less well known is the fact that Rickey was a 1911 graduate of the University …

Public Interest Service At The University Of Colorado School Of Law, Norman Aaronson

Publications

No abstract provided.

Legal Reading And Success In Law School: An Empirical Study, Leah M. Christensen

Seattle University Law Review

Part II of this Article describes the cognitive challenges of legal reading. Part III discusses the prior reading studies that have examined how individuals read legal text. Part IV describes the present study, including its participants, the think aloud procedure, and the methodology used to collect, analyze, and interpret the data. Part V sets out the results of the study and explains the various conclusions that might be drawn from them. Finally, Part VI presents examples of the reading strategies that the most successful law students use and offers observations on how to incorporate these strategies into the legal classroom.

The Anxiety Of The Law Student At The Socratic Impasse - An Essay On Reductionism In Legal Education, Pierre Schlag

Publications

No abstract provided.

Transactional Law In The Required Legal Writing Curriculum: An Empirical Study Of The Forgotten Future Business Lawyer, Louis N. Schulze Jr.

Cleveland State Law Review

This Article will examine whether the expansion of required LRW courses into the realm of transactional drafting is justifiable. Part II will assess the need for required transactional drafting instruction by showing, empirically, that many students lack a disposition towards litigation or have an affirmative inclination towards non-litigation work. This Part includes both a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the issue: It includes a survey of nearly one-thousand first-year law students nationwide and a set of questions and responses from a number of law students who self-identified as future transactional lawyers but who were members of traditional litigation-centric LRW courses. …

Without Color Of Law: The Losing Race Against Colorblindness In Michigan, Khaled Ali Beydoun

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Essay examines affirmative action, while discussing its fall in California, Washington State, and ultimately Michigan.

Interdisciplinary Clinical Teaching Of Child Welfare Practice To Law And Social Work Students When World Views Collide, Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Frank E. Vandervort

Articles

Because child welfare cases in the world of professional practice require interdisciplinary collaboration, it would seem to follow that graduate students, who will become child welfare professionals, should be trained together, both in the classroom and in clinical settings. However, the implementation of interdisciplinary training is far from straightforward. In this Article, we focus on law and social work students. First, we describe the roles of lawyers and social worker in child welfare work. Next we argue that interdisciplinary classroom teaching is easier than clinical teaching, proposing a series of topics to be covered in an interdisciplinary course. Finally, we …