Teaching Legal History Through Legal Skills,
2013
University of Michigan Law School
Teaching Legal History Through Legal Skills, Howard Bromberg
Articles
I revolve my legal history courses around one methodology: teaching legal history by means of legal skills. I draw on my experience teaching legal practice and clinical s.kills courses to assign briefs and oral arguments as a means for law students to immerse themselves in historical topics. Without detracting from other approaches, I frame this innovation as teaching legal history not to budding historians but to budding lawyers.
Transactional Drafting: Using Law Firm Marketing Materials As A Research Resource For Teaching Drafting,
2013
University of Michigan Law School
Transactional Drafting: Using Law Firm Marketing Materials As A Research Resource For Teaching Drafting, Edward R. Becker
Articles
Since I started teaching drafting, I would like to think that I have continued to learn some lessons about teaching both the substance and the skills of transactional drafting. One of those lessons that I am going to be talking about today is one that I stumbled across by happy accident rather than one that I consciously sought. Specifically, I want to talk about and highlight the ways that law students can use law firm marketing materials to increase their understanding of both drafting and lawyering skills in law school and, hopefully, in practice.
Experiential Education In The Lecture Hall,
2013
University of Richmond
Experiential Education In The Lecture Hall, Jessica Erickson
Law Faculty Publications
Legal education today is composed of two separate worlds. The first world includes clinical faculty, law skills faculty, and other related faculty. These faculty members have long embraced experiential education, and they organize and attend conferences like the "Experience the Future" symposium, hosted by Northeastern University School of Law and the Alliance for Experiential Learning in Law. The other world includes people like me- doctrinal faculty members who are still largely teaching the way we always have. As we see it, our role is to teach doctrine and legal analysis, leaving skills training and other experiential teaching to others. Experiential …
Pointing Out The Power Of Prezi, Part Ii: Learning To Use Prezi,
2013
University of Richmond
Pointing Out The Power Of Prezi, Part Ii: Learning To Use Prezi, Paul M. Birch
Law Faculty Publications
This article introduces Prezi, the online presentation software which has emerged as a most promising alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint. Part II provides a tutorial designed to acquaint the user with the basic steps in creating a presentation, and offers additional advice for effective use of Prezi.
Towards Engaged Scholarship,
2013
Fordham University School of Law
Towards Engaged Scholarship, Nestor M. Davidson
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
A Community Of Procedure Scholars: Teaching Procedure And The Legal Academy,
2013
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
A Community Of Procedure Scholars: Teaching Procedure And The Legal Academy, Elizabeth G. Thornburg, Erik S. Knutsen, Carla Crifo, Camille Cameron
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
This article asks whether the way in which procedure is taught has an impact on the extent and accomplishments of a scholarly community of proceduralists. Not surprisingly, we find a strong correlation between the placement of procedure as a required course in an academic context and the resulting body of scholars and scholarship. Those countries in which more civil procedure is taught as part of a university degree — and in which procedure is recognized as a legitimate academic subject — have larger scholarly communities, a larger and broader corpus of works analyzing procedural issues, and a richer web of …
Panel Discussion Iii: Recognizing And Addressing Immigration Concerns In The Criminal Process,
2013
University of Colorado Law School
Panel Discussion Iii: Recognizing And Addressing Immigration Concerns In The Criminal Process, Violeta Chapin, Dan Kesselbrenner, Christina Kleiser
Publications
No abstract provided.
The Lawyer's Toolbox: Teaching Students About Risk Allocation,
2013
St. Louis University School of Law
The Lawyer's Toolbox: Teaching Students About Risk Allocation, Dana Malkus, Scott Stevenson, Eric J. Gouvin, Usha Rodriques
Faculty Scholarship
This Article is the transcript of a panel presented at Emory’s Third Biennial Conference on Transactional Education. The panel focuses on techniques for teaching risk allocation as part of transactional skills classes. The panelists describe their approaches to teaching risk allocation, from syllabus design to final evaluations. How can a professor help students to understand the basic concepts of risk, the role risk plays in business and legal decisions, and how they can help clients manage risk. The techniques for teaching risk allocation include hypotheticals, visual aids, and hands-on assignments. The panelists each take their students down a different path …
Hero For The People, Hero For The Land And Water: Reflections On The Enduring Contributions Of David Getches,
2013
University of Colorado Law School
Hero For The People, Hero For The Land And Water: Reflections On The Enduring Contributions Of David Getches, Charles Wilkinson
Publications
No abstract provided.
Considering Class: College Access And Diversity,
2013
Center for College and Career Success
Considering Class: College Access And Diversity, Matthew N. Gaertner, Melissa Hart
Publications
Each time that the continued legality of race-conscious affirmative action is threatened, colleges and universities must confront the possibility of dramatically changing their admissions policies. Fisher v. University of Texas, which the Supreme Court will hear this year, presents just such a moment. In previous years when affirmative action has been outlawed by ballot initiative in specific states or when the Court has seemed poised to reject it entirely, there have been calls for replacing race-conscious admissions with class-based affirmative action. Supporters of race-conscious affirmative action have typically criticized the class-based alternative as ineffective at maintaining racial diversity. This …
The Missing Link: Making Research Easier With Linked Citations,
2013
University of Colorado Law School
The Missing Link: Making Research Easier With Linked Citations, Nick Harrell
Publications
No abstract provided.
Self-Congratulation And Scholarship,
2013
University of Colorado Law School
Self-Congratulation And Scholarship, Paul Campos
Publications
Professor Jay Silver’s criticism of the reform proposals put forward in Brian Tamanaha’s book Failing Law Schools displays some characteristic weaknesses of American legal academic culture. These weaknesses include a tendency to make bold assertions about the value of legal scholarship and the effectiveness of law school pedagogy, while at the same time providing no support for these assertions beyond a willingness to repeat self-congratulatory platitudes about who professors are and what we do. The high costs for our students of the current scholarly expectations at American law schools are clear. What is not clear is whether those costs are …
Alternatives For Scheduling The Bar Exam,
2013
New York Law School
Alternatives For Scheduling The Bar Exam, Mary Gallagher, Carol Buckler
Other Publications
No abstract provided.
We Have A Dream: Integrating Skills Courses And Public Interest Work In The First Year Of Law School (And Beyond),
2013
Seattle University School of Law
We Have A Dream: Integrating Skills Courses And Public Interest Work In The First Year Of Law School (And Beyond), Sara Rankin, Lisa Brodoff, Mary Bowman
Faculty Articles
The clinical and legal writing faculty at the Seattle University School of Law are experimenting with collaborative teaching projects that bring real clients and real legal problems into the first year curriculum. These “integrated skills projects” engage first year students with legal writing faculty, clinical faculty, and public interest work. These projects provide first year students with exceptional training in practical skills, generate remarkable student satisfaction, and re-ignite student passion for the practice of law. This essay (1) introduces a “continuum” of integrated legal skills projects, featuring applied examples of activities that range from discrete to more ambitious; (2) surveys …
Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Can Law Schools Prepare Students To Be Practice Ready?, Sara Rankin, Susanna K. Ripken, R. Michael Cassidy, James E. Moliterno
Faculty Articles
The transcription of 2013 Chapman Law Review Symposium: “The Future of Law, Business, and Legal Education: How to Prepare Students to Meet Corporate Needs”. Professor Rankin, along with James E. Moliterno, R. Michael Cassidy, and Susan B. Myers, answer the first panel question, "Can law schools prepare to students to be practice ready?" Professor Rankin discusses the importance of innovations in legal education, and explains how she is actually changing the first year to focus on real-client and real-world experiences. She explains the innovations taking place at Seattle University in her first year lawyering skills classes, where her first-year students …
Promoting Language Access In The Legal Academy,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Promoting Language Access In The Legal Academy, Gillian Dutton, Beth Lyon, Jayesh Rathod, Deborah Weissman
Faculty Articles
Since the 1960s, the United States government has paid increasing attention to the rights of language minorities and to the need for greater civic and political integration of these groups. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the issuance of Executive Orders, and intervention by the federal judiciary, progress has been made in the realm of language access. State and local courts have likewise taken steps (albeit imperfectly) to provide interpretation and translation assistance to Limited English Proficient persons. Most recently, responding to both lack of services and inconsistent practices, the American Bar Association has set out …
Postscript To A Deanship,
2013
Seattle University
Postscript To A Deanship, Annette E. Clark
Faculty Articles
The author reflects on her experiences as the dean of the Saint Louis University School of Law and tries to discern lessons that might be useful to other deans.
Derrick Bell: Oregon Trailblazer,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Derrick Bell: Oregon Trailblazer, Steve Bender
Faculty Articles
Tribute to Professor Derrick Bell
Derrick A. Bell, Jr.: Serving Two Masters Elegantly,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Derrick A. Bell, Jr.: Serving Two Masters Elegantly, Margaret Chon
Faculty Articles
Tribute to Professor Derrick Bell
Bell Labs: Derrick Bell’S Inspirational Pedagogy,
2013
Seattle University School of Law
Bell Labs: Derrick Bell’S Inspirational Pedagogy, Charlotte Garden
Faculty Articles
Tribute to Professor Derrick Bell
