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We recall a summer of contentment when American law was suffused with optimism, a season ending a long winter of despair and disorder. For the first fifteen years of this century, many (and perhaps most) American lawyers were filled with confidence that America had healed the wounds of civil war and was healing those of class struggle. We could, and we would, overcome all obstacles to peace and prosperity, not only for our people but for all mankind. This, it was widely believed, would be our century. As early as 1879 Daniel Coit Gilman, the premier educator of his time, …

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Spring 1997 Apr 1997

Spring 1997

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Fall/Winter 1997 Apr 1997

Fall/Winter 1997

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Volume 20, Issue 1 (Spring 1997) Apr 1997

Volume 20, Issue 1 (Spring 1997)

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Volume 20, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 1997) Apr 1997

Volume 20, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 1997)

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A Form Letter To The Dean, R. Lawrence Dessem Apr 1997

A Form Letter To The Dean, R. Lawrence Dessem

Faculty Publications

Even though modern word processing and electronic mail greatly facilitate communication, one still must compose the basic letter, memorandum, or electronic message. In an effort to cut down on the time and intellectual intensity of this endeavor, I offer the following suggested form letter to the dean. This format may be used within basic word processing packages or for creating e-mail messages. All you need do is choose the most appropriate insertions for your basic message, and the message will be electronically created.

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Preparing The New Law Graduate To Practice Law: A View From The Trenches, Rodney J. Uphoff, James J. Clark, Edward C. Monahan Jan 1997

Preparing The New Law Graduate To Practice Law: A View From The Trenches, Rodney J. Uphoff, James J. Clark, Edward C. Monahan

Faculty Publications

Most legal educators reject the premise that the primary mission of the law school is to train law students to practice law. Rather, most law professors claim that their primary function is to teach students to think like lawyers. To many commentators, however, the academic community's antipractice attitude has spawned an unhealthy dichotomy between theory and practice, a division within the academic community, and a chasm between law schools and the practicing bar. Moreover, this dissonance or gap between law school and practice significantly contributes to the fact that most law graduates are substantially unprepared to function as lawyers when …

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Fall 1996 Oct 1996

Fall 1996

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Volume 19, Issue 2 (Fall 1996) Oct 1996

Volume 19, Issue 2 (Fall 1996)

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Volume 19, Issue 1 (Spring 1996) Apr 1996

Volume 19, Issue 1 (Spring 1996)

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The Revolving Door Part I: A Federal Prosecutor Returns To School, Frank O. Bowman Iii Apr 1996

The Revolving Door Part I: A Federal Prosecutor Returns To School, Frank O. Bowman Iii

Faculty Publications

Law teaching is hard work. To my trial lawyer friends who expressed envy at the easy life I must be enjoying, I often said they should imagine having to prepare and present five or six oral arguments a week, every week, for months on end. To the novice teacher presenting several courses for the first time, the task often feels just that daunting. As practicing lawyers, we flatter ourselves that we are "experts" in our fields, and thus that it would be a simple matter to step over to the local law school and, with minimal preparation, unburden ourselves of …

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Volume 18, Issue 2 (Fall 1995) Oct 1995

Volume 18, Issue 2 (Fall 1995)

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Fall 1995 Oct 1995

Fall 1995

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The Criminal Defense Lawyer As Effective Negotiator: A Systemic Approach, Rodney J. Uphoff Oct 1995

The Criminal Defense Lawyer As Effective Negotiator: A Systemic Approach, Rodney J. Uphoff

Faculty Publications

In the first issue of the Clinical Law Review, Peter Hoffman challenged clinical legal educators to produce clinical scholarship that is “practical in its orientation and design” and written so as to enhance the ability of lawyers to represent their clients and to help law students prepare for law practice. This article takes up Hoffman's challenge in the context of examining the skill of negotiating or plea bargaining from the perspective of the criminal defense lawyer. Before discussing the methods, approach or techniques that lawyers can use to enhance their ability to bargain effectively, it is critical to understand what …

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All We Really Need To Know About Teaching We Learned In Kindergarten, R. Lawrence Dessem Jul 1995

All We Really Need To Know About Teaching We Learned In Kindergarten, R. Lawrence Dessem

Faculty Publications

Being asked to talk recently about teaching to non-law school professors caused me to think about some of the successful techniques I have used or seen used in law school teaching. I was concerned, though, that these techniques might not be transferrable to other teachers in other settings. However, the more I thought about it the more I realized that the techniques we use in teaching law students are comparable to, if not identical with, techniques used by any successful teacher. These are the same techniques we all have seen utilized by our best teachers over our many years of …

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Spring 1995 Apr 1995