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Georgia Legal Research, Amy Taylor

Books

This open source textbook authored by Amy Taylor was designed to provide University of Georgia School of Law students with a comprehensive guide to Georgia legal research. Using this text in combination with appropriate assignments, student objectives include the ability to select, evaluate, and use appropriate legal research tools with an emphasis on cost-effective research and proficiency in the following topics:

• Developing an efficient and cost effective research strategy
• Advanced searching skills in legal research databases
• Case law, including docket research, court rules, and verdicts & settlements
• Statutory law, including legislative materials and legislative history
• Administrative regulations, rules, and related …

“Listserv Lawyering”: Definition And Exploration Of Its Utility In Representation Of Consumer Debtors In Bankruptcy And In Law Practice Generally, Josiah M. Daniel Iii

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

The author examines the communications and activities of bankruptcy lawyers participating in the listserv of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and finds that those activities constitute a previously unrecognized form of “lawyering,” which he has defined as the work of lawyers in and through the legal system to accomplish the objectives of their clients. Review of specific postings about legal issues and practical problems by Texas bankruptcy lawyers, whose practices are primarily on behalf of individual debtors in cases under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, and observations about the voluntary, collaborative, and …

Collared—A Film Case Study About Insider Trading And Ethics, Garrick Apollon

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

This Article discusses the visual legal advocacy documentary film, Collared, by Garrick Apollon (author of this Article). Collared premiered in fall 2018 to a sold-out audience at the Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto for the Hot Docs for Continuing Professional Education edutainment initiative. Collared features the story and reveals the testimony of a convicted ex-insider trader who is still struggling with the tragic consequences of “the most prolonged insider trading scheme ever discovered by American and Canadian securities investigators.” The intimate insights shared by former lawyer and reformed white-collar criminal, Joseph Grmovsek, serves as a painful reminder of the …

Expanding The Legal Services Ecosystem: An Educational Model To Improve Access To Immigration Justice Through Legal Paraprofessionals, Michele R. Pistone

Faculty Publications

Using disruptive innovation theory as a guidepost, this Article analyzes what is happening in the market for legal services and legal education. Disruption theory is also used to try to anticipate future developments in the market for legal education.

Guided by this theory, this Article discusses a new model of education about the law implemented in anticipation of inevitable changes in the market for legal education.The new online educational program is being modeled in the field of immigration law to train more students about immigration law with the goal of increasing the pool of people qualified to apply to become …

John Henry Schlegel And The Muppet Show, Alfred S. Konefsky

Buffalo Law Review

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Tuesday Afternoons With Schlegel, Barry Cushman

Buffalo Law Review

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Normativity And Objectivity In Historical Writing (My Dinner With Schlegel), Matt Steilen

Buffalo Law Review

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Transmission Of Mastery, James A. Gardner

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 60, No. 02 (January 11, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

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The Schlegelians V. The Langdellians On Legal Education, Robert W. Gordon

Buffalo Law Review

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Foreword, David A. Westbrook

Buffalo Law Review

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Censorship Concerns In College Media: A Multiple Case Study Analysis On The Silencing Of Student Journalists, Haley Nicole Matlock

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The aim of this qualitative study was to conduct a multiple case study that provides an analysis of censorship concerns at campus newspapers affiliated with public, four-year universities. Eighteen individuals from seven institutions participated in interviews. Interviewees consisted of former and current student journalists and advisers who worked at university publications where allegations of censorship have occurred within the last decade. The Student Press Law Center routinely investigates claims of censorship and provides pro bono legal counsel to student journalists (Zagier, 2011). While courts commonly sided with students in disagreements regarding free speech, Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier (1988) scaled back freedoms …

Dean A. Benjamin Spencer: A Message To The William & Mary Law School Community About Events On January 6 In Washington, D.C., A. Benjamin Spencer

2020–present: A. Benjamin Spencer

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Vol. 60, No. 01 (January 4, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

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Issues Of Diversity And Inclusion In Torts Cases, Carol M. Suzuki

Faculty Book Display Case

Drawing upon the experience of faculty from across the country, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity is a collection of essays with practical advice, written by faculty for faculty, on specific ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into the law school curriculum. Chapters will focus on subjects traditionally taught in the first-year curriculum (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Property, Torts) and each chapter will also include a short annotated bibliography curated by a law librarian. With submissions from over 40 scholars, the collection is the first of its kind to offer reflections, advice and specific instruction on …

Univ Of Ga Law A Best Return In Legal Education, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Infographic highlighting the University of Georgia School of Law's first-rate training, commitment to serving state and society, and world-class faculty.

Annual Report 2020-2021, Office Of Law School Advancement

Annual Donor Report

From the homepage of the online annual report:

It is an honor to present to you our Annual Report for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. My hope is that as you take time to explore the various content highlighted, you will be reminded that so much of our success depends on the generosity of our donors – and we could not be more grateful.

Our vision remains to be the best return on investment in legal education. Because of your support, we are seeing the fruits of these efforts unfold as we were named the #1 Best Value in Legal Education …

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice To Assume Sanders Chair At Uga Law, University Of Georgia School Of Law

News @ UGA School of Law

Harold D. Melton, who previously served as the chief justice of the Georgia SupremeCourt, has been named the holder of the Carl E. Sanders Chair in PoliticalLeadership at the University of Georgia School of Law.

In Memoriam: Carter Chair Emeritus R. Perry Sentell Jr., University Of Georgia School Of Law

News @ UGA School of Law

Dean's message sharing the news of the passing of Carter Chair Emeritus R. Perry Sentell Jr. on Jan. 28,2021, at the age of 86. A 1958 law school alumnus, he retired in 2004 after 46 years of teaching and service at the University of Georgia.

Uga School Of Law Advocate 2021 Issue Is Now Online!, University Of Georgia School Of Law

Dean's Messages

Dean's message announcing the publication of the second digital issue of the University of Georgia School of Law's Advocate magazine.