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Foreword, Sudha Setty

Faculty Scholarship

In this Article, the Author reflects on legal education and the role of law reviews. Law reviews not only serve as an educational opportunity, but offer potential legal reforms to help legal scholars, practitioners, and the public understand possible shortcomings of the current state of the law and help law and policy makers contemplate potential improvements.

Law, Poetry, And Pedagogy: Reading And Writing Poems In The Law School Classroom, Kate Sutherland

Articles & Book Chapters

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The Law School Dean Game: "What's It Like To Be A Law School Dean?", Thomas Geu

Faculty Publications

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Lawyer Wellbeing As A Crisis Of The Profession, Cheryl Ann Krause, Jane Chong

South Carolina Law Review

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Code Of Silence, Melissa Mortazavi

Faculty Articles

To read the literature on professional responsibility is to inhabit a world focused on what is said explicitly about what it means to be a lawyer: the aspirations of the canons, the commands of the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, the clarifications of court and ethics opinions, and the guidance of the Restatement. However, it often neglects what is not said: spaces where silence reigns. This article takes a different approach; it listens to the taciturn. This article draws insight from when the bar chooses to be silent in the face of widely known violations of the law of lawyering. …

Rwu Law News: The E-Newsletter Of Roger Williams University School Of Law January 2019, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Law Library Blog (January 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Licensing Paralegals To Practice Law: A Path Toward Bridging The Justice Gap In Minnesota, Conner Suddick

Departmental Honors Projects

There are few legal avenues for low-income and other marginalized groups in the United States to seek civil justice. A lack of legal assistance in civil issues can be detrimental to a person’s health and wellbeing. Given this reality, the legal profession must broaden its capacity to serve these needs, and one path is to embrace the aid of paralegals. In 2016, the legal community of Minnesota had conversations about whether the state should provide limited licenses to paralegals. To study models from across the country, the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) formed the Alternative Legal Models Task Force. In …

Teaming Up To Learn In The Doctrinal Classroom, Jodi Balsam

Faculty Scholarship

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Building A Better Bar Exam, Marsha Griggs

All Faculty Scholarship

In the wake of declining bar passage rates and limited placement options for law grads, a new bar exam has emerged: the UBE. Drawn to an allusive promise of portability, 36 U.S. jurisdictions have adopted the UBE. I predict that in a few years the UBE will be administered in all states and U.S. territories. The UBE has snowballed from an idea into the primary gateway for entry into the practice of law. But the UBE is not a panacea that will solve the bar passage problems that U.S. law schools face. Whether or not to adopt a uniform exam …

In Search Of Best Practices On Gender Equity For University Faculty: An Update, Constance Z. Wagner

All Faculty Scholarship

This article updates the author’s earlier work on the search for gender equity among women faculty in the university setting in the United States. The author reflects on the fact that some of the literature in this area does not sufficiently address the challenges facing women of color. She seeks to fill the gap in her own research by referencing best practices discussed in three recent books on the professional lives of university faculty who are women of color. She argues that future work on best practices for achieving gender equity must address issues of intersectionality of race, gender, and …

The Pink Ghetto Pipeline: Challenges & Opportunities For Women In Legal Education, Renee N. Allen, Alicia Jackson

Journal Publications

The demographics of law schools are changing and women make up the majority of law students. Yet, the demographics of many law faculties do not reflect these changing demographics with more men occupying faculty seats. In legal education, women predominately occupy skills positions, including legal writing, clinic, academic success, bar preparation, or library. According to a 2010 Association of American Law Schools survey, the percentage of female lecturers and instructors is so high that those positions are stereotypically female.

The term coined for positions typically held by women is "pink ghetto." According to the Department of Labor, pink-collar-worker describes jobs …

From The Courtroom To The Classroom: How A Litigator Became A Transactional Drafting Professor, Amy Bauer

Publications

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Mindfulness In Legal Ethics And Professionalism, Peter H. Huang

Publications

Mindfulness involves paying attention with curiosity in an intentional, open, and compassionate way to life as it unfolds moment to moment. Law students, lawyers, law professors, legal clients, and indeed all people can improve their lives through mindfulness. Mindfulness can lead to individual benefits and personal transformation. Mindfulness can also lead to societal benefits and social change. This invited symposium contribution exemplifies how mindfulness can facilitate the positive personal and professional development of law students by presenting excerpts of law students' answers discussing mindfulness to questions from the final examination of the course: Legal Ethics and Professionalism. Notably, none of …

Attorney As Accompagnateur: Resilient Lawyering When Victory Is Uncertain Or Nearly Impossible, Margaret Reuter

Faculty Works

Social justice lawyers come to the profession intending to make a difference through the instruments of law. And gloriously, they often make a difference in people’s lives for the better. They make our world a more just, compassionate, and tolerant place. But there is no denying that, in poverty law practice, legal success can be elusive, ephemeral, or perhaps a mirage. How does that lawyer feel when the legal remedies at her disposal, even if “successful,” fail to mitigate the injustices suffered by her clients? Are there definitions of professional satisfaction and success that are enduring, even if legal success …

Case Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law, The Spangenberg Center For Law, Technology & The Arts

Case IP Law News

Vol. 6, #1

• Fusion program partners with university’s think[box]...
• Community Development Clinic aids creative community hub’s pursuit…
• Local inventor patents ion-propelled aircraft with help from CWRU’s IP Venture Clinic
• Former model earns summer fashion law internship
• Spangenberg fellowship funds student trip to South by Southwest
• College athlete turns to sports law with help from Great Lakes Sports and Entertainment Law Academy
• Andrew Geronimo named director of the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic
• Spring 2019 Featured Lectures
• Featured Alumni
• Spangenberg Center Faculty

In Brief, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law

In Brief

Table of Contents:

• An Update from the Deans: Q & A
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law raises $58 million, capped off by a $10 million landmark gift from an alumnus to establish the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law
• Opioid Epidemic: Case Western Reserve law grads play central roles in unprecedented opioid litigation
• Fusion program partners with University's think[box] to give students a first-hand innovation experience
• CWRU Law launches Yemen accountability project to document war crimes for future prosecution
• Ohio Attorney General awards funding to human trafficking clinic
• Keeping Do-It-Yourself Gene Science Safe: CWRU team will provide …

Our Students Explore, Experience And Excel, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law, Law-Medicine Center

Case Law-Med

• Alison Smith’s passion for helping vulnerable populations to access healthcare drove her to Case Western Reserve University’s health law program
• Case Western Reserve University’s Law-Medicine Director awarded federal NIH grant and presented at Harvard conference
• Law Professor Jonathan Adler elected to prestigious American Law Institute
• Katharine Van Tassel joins CWRU Law as Visiting Professor 
• Health law students excel in writing
• Opioid Epidemic: Case Western Reserve law grads play central roles in unprecedented opioid litigation
• Health law faculty publications
• The Law-Medicine Center’s 2018-18 events
• Faculty in the news: What we’re saying about Obamacare, abortion, opioids and genetically engineered babies
• Gerber Fellows …

David Williams Ii, In Memoriam 1948-2019, Nicholas S. Zeppos

Vanderbilt Law Review

On February 15, 2019, hundreds of people gathered at the Temple Church in Nashville to celebrate the life and impact of David Williams II. As remembrances were spoken from the pulpit, and as tearful exchanges occurred between friends in the crowd, it was clear that people, communities, institutions, and lives were forever molded by this man—this fearless leader who left us unexpectedly.

In remembering my dear friend David, it is impossible not to think big. Words like “leader,” “trailblazer,” and “revolutionary” may seem diffuse on their own, but they are clear in their description of a man who always thought …

Hallows Lecture: Ambition And Aspiration: Living Greatly In The Law, Lee H. Rosenthal

Marquette Law Review

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