Tax Recognition,
2014
Notre Dame Law School
Tax Recognition, Barry Cushman
Journal Articles
This article was prepared for the St. Louis University Law Journal’s “Teaching Trusts & Estates” issue. Many law students take a course in Trusts & Estates, but comparatively few enroll in a class devoted to the federal wealth transfer taxes. For most law students, the Trusts & Estates course provides the only opportunity for exposure to some of the basic features of the estate tax, the gift tax, the generation-skipping transfer tax, and some related features of the income tax. The coverage demands of the typical Trusts & Estates course do not allow for intensive discussion of these issues, but …
Intellectual Diversity In The Legal Academy,
2014
Georgetown University Law Center
Intellectual Diversity In The Legal Academy, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Elite law faculties are overwhelmingly liberal. Jim Lindgren has proven the point empirically. The author adds his impressions from Georgetown Law School to reinforce the point. Georgetown Law School is a faculty of 120, and, to the author's knowledge, the number of professors who are openly conservative, or libertarian, or Republican or, in any sense, to the right of the American center, is three—three out of 120. There are more conservatives on the nine-member United States Supreme Court than there are on this 120-member faculty. Moreover, the ideological median of the other 117 seems to lie not just left of …
Scholarly Incentives, Scholarship, Article Selection Bias, And Investment Strategies For Today's Law Schools,
2014
touro law center
Scholarly Incentives, Scholarship, Article Selection Bias, And Investment Strategies For Today's Law Schools, Dan Subotnik, Laura Ross
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
"The Majestic Professor Barbara Swartz",
2014
Touro Law Center
"The Majestic Professor Barbara Swartz", Richard Klein, Howard Glickstein, Eileen Kaufman, Jeffrey B. Morris, Thomas Schweitzer, April Schwartz
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Future Of Scholarship In Law Schools,
2014
Touro Law Center
The Future Of Scholarship In Law Schools, Fabio Arcila Jr.
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
What Cornell Veterinary School Taught Me About Legal Education,
2014
Fordham University School of Law
What Cornell Veterinary School Taught Me About Legal Education, Tina Stark
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Pricing Clinical Legal Education,
2014
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Pricing Clinical Legal Education, Robert R. Kuehn
Scholarship@WashULaw
Some blame the cost of clinical legal education for high law school tuition. They argue that, regardless of the educational and employment benefits to students, clinical legal education, and law clinics in particular, are too expensive to expand or require for all students in a time of decreasing law school enrollments and revenues. This Article is an empirical examination of these claims. Reviewing tuition, curricular and enrollment data from all law schools, this Article demonstrates that 84% of law schools already have the capacity to provide a clinical experience to every student without adding courses or faculty, although only 18% …
Law Schools And The Legal Profession: A Way Forward,
2014
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Law Schools And The Legal Profession: A Way Forward, Peter A. Joy
Scholarship@WashULaw
Publicity about law schools for the past several years has been consistently bad. In news article after news article, the unifying theme has been that that there are too many lawyers, too many law schools, and that going to law school for a legal career is either a costly, risky proposition or simply a bad idea.' Of course, these laments about the legal education and the legal profession stem from the decline in the employment for lawyers in the United States since the financial crisis of 2008. While some see this simply as a mismatch in supply and demand - …
Retaining Color,
2014
Notre Dame Law School
Retaining Color, Veronica Root
Journal Articles
It is no secret that large law firms are struggling in their efforts to retain attorneys of color. This is despite two decades of aggressive tracking of demographic rates, mandates from clients to improve demographic diversity, and the implementation of a variety of diversity efforts within large law firms. In part, law firm retention efforts are stymied by the reality that elite large law firms require some level of attrition to function properly under the predominant business model. This reality, however, does not explain why firms have more difficulty retaining attorneys of color — in particular black and Hispanic attorneys …
Poverty Law, Access To Justice, And Ethical Lawyering: Celebrating 40 Years Of Clinical Education At Osgoode Hall Law School,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Poverty Law, Access To Justice, And Ethical Lawyering: Celebrating 40 Years Of Clinical Education At Osgoode Hall Law School, Shelley Gavigan, Sean Rehaag
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Collects papers presented at the Symposium in 2011 celebrating forty years of clinical legal education at Osgoode Hall Law School.
The E-Team Project: A Teamwork Approach To Clinical Legal Education,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
The E-Team Project: A Teamwork Approach To Clinical Legal Education, Hilary Evans Cameron
Journal of Law and Social Policy
In this article the author argues that the University of Toronto’s Emergency Team (E-Team)—a student pilot project created to assist people facing deportation on short notice—provided a critical service to its clients and gave its student members a unique opportunity to learn real-world legal skills. The first part of this article reviews the project’s outcomes and concludes that it was a success: the E-Team won nine of its ten cases, and its members credit the project both with teaching them crucial legal competencies that they did not encounter elsewhere and with fostering their passion for social justice law. The second …
Framing Supervisory Relationships In Clinical Law: The Role Of Critical Pedagogy,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Framing Supervisory Relationships In Clinical Law: The Role Of Critical Pedagogy, Gemma Smyth, Marion Overholt
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Clinical work in law offers important opportunities for students to learn critical, reflective and politicized approaches to legal identity and practice. Such an approach is most meaningful when it is engaged by supervising lawyers and social workers in a clinical placement. The authors of this article, the Academic Clinic Director and Executive Director of two Windsor-based clinic programs, offer context, perspective and examples of how critical pedagogy (influenced by, but distinct from, critical legal studies) provides a roadmap for supervising lawyers and the programs in which they work. The paper briefly sets the context of the authors' teaching and practice. …
Law Student, Heal Thyself: The Role And Responsibility Of Clinical Education Programs In Promoting Self-Care,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Law Student, Heal Thyself: The Role And Responsibility Of Clinical Education Programs In Promoting Self-Care, Christine E. Doucet
Journal of Law and Social Policy
The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of self-care and stress management in the legal profession, specifically within the context of clinical legal education. Studies have shown that the legal profession exhibits one of the highest rates of mental health and addiction issues. In proactively addressing the importance of self-care and stress management amongst students, clinical legal educational programs can become a part of the solution. Using the student experience at Parkdale Community Legal Services, and drawing from other student legal clinics across Canada and the United States, several recommendations around self-care and stress management training in …
Multi-Disciplinary Practice In A Community Law Environment: Clinical Legal Education Combined With Holistic Service Provision,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Multi-Disciplinary Practice In A Community Law Environment: Clinical Legal Education Combined With Holistic Service Provision, Richard Foster
Journal of Law and Social Policy
The Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service (MOLS) is a community legal service affiliated with Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and partly funded by Victoria Legal Aid. MOLS deals with a range of legal matters, including: criminal law, family law, tenancy and neighbourhood disputes, and a number of credit, debt, and bankruptcy issues. In July 2010, the Multi-Disciplinary Clinic (MDC) was established at MOLS to provide a holistic service to clients by involving students from three academic disciplines to deal with client issues. This paper describes some of the mechanics of how the MDC operates, including how students are assessed and supervised. It also …
Transformative Social Work In The Criminal Justice Field,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Transformative Social Work In The Criminal Justice Field, Susan Noakes
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Discusses “transformative social work in the criminal justice field” based on the observations and case experiences of the registered social worker on staff at the Holistic Lawyering Project at The Law Centre a clinical legal education program in Victoria, British Columbia through the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. Examines the role of a social worker working with a law student and a client charged with a summary conviction offence under the Canadian Criminal Code. Provides an example of transformative change and highlights this challenging and empowering aspect of legal practice.
Not So Dangerous Liaisons: A Clinical Perspective On Interdisciplinarity,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Not So Dangerous Liaisons: A Clinical Perspective On Interdisciplinarity, Judith Mccormack
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Clinical education represents a site where conflicting accounts of law are at maximum tension, in part because the clinical experience tends to highlight the startling contrast between the narratives and social realities of law. While this contrast provides some of the fodder for the critical exploration that characterizes clinical education, the idiosyncratic shape of law as a discipline means that much of what students require to handle that fodder in a rigorous, analytical way is located elsewhere. A clinical lens indicates that exposing students to interdisciplinary perspectives is crucial if students are to be able to understand and engage with …
Teaching Cultural Competency In Legal Clinics,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Teaching Cultural Competency In Legal Clinics, Cynthia Pay
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Aims to identify various models of cultural competency training, and to reflect on ways to appropriately and effectively address this subject in a clinical legal education setting.
Conceptualizing Reflective Practice For Legal Professionals,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Conceptualizing Reflective Practice For Legal Professionals, Michele Leering
Journal of Law and Social Policy
This article examines the meaning, purpose, and promise of reflective practice in the context of the legal profession and at this critical juncture in the profession’s history. The imperatives for enhancing the reflective capacity of the profession are explored and the benefits of endorsing reflective practice as a core professional competency are reviewed. Reporting on a portion of an action research project designed to encourage reflective practice in a Canadian law school, the author synthesizes the results of a review of reflective practice literature, largely drawn from other professions, with the results of qualitative interviews with eight professors from the …
Pushing The Boundaries Of Clinical Law: Exploring How Student And Community Legal Clinics Engage With International Human Rights Practice,
2014
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Pushing The Boundaries Of Clinical Law: Exploring How Student And Community Legal Clinics Engage With International Human Rights Practice, Geraldine Sadoway
Journal of Law and Social Policy
Explores methods of bringing stories of victims of human rights abuses to the international human rights bodies that conduct periodic reviews of country compliance with international human rights instruments. The project involved law students and community legal workers looking at innovative ways to use internet technologies to enhance and strengthen non-government (NGO) reports to UN Committees involved in monitoring Canada’s compliance with our international legal obligations.
Creating Teaching Champions: Taking The Graduate Teaching Experience Outside The Classroom,
2014
Dalhousie University
Creating Teaching Champions: Taking The Graduate Teaching Experience Outside The Classroom, Jill Mcsweeney, Nayha Acharya, Giovanna Celli, Colin Jackson, Marissa Ley, Raghav V. Sampagni
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Teaching and learning (T&L) is considered an essential skill for graduate students (Rose, 2012). University T&L centres offer a range of workshops, seminars, and certificates, which allow students to engage with peers who are interested and enthusiastic about T&L and gain support for and confidence in their own teaching (Hughes, 2006). Still, there can be little opportunity for students to engage in more informal T&L dialogue within or outside of their department (Leger & Young, 2014). Through informal student feedback, the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) at Dalhousie University identified this gap in graduate student T&L development, and created …
