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Almost, But Not Quite, Entirely Unlike Libraries: Academic Law Librarians Enter The World Of Archives, Stacy Etheredge

Articles

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Lincoln At Pace Law School, Marie Stefanini Newman, Taryn L. Rucinski

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The authors recount the process of bringing the traveling exhibition Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, to Pace Law Library. They discuss the application process, assembling (and dismantling) the exhibit, marketing efforts, and events and auxiliary exhibits centered around the Lincoln exhibit.

Universal Citation In Sixty Seconds, Anne Burnett

Presentations

A large format infographic describing the system for citation which permits reference to legal or law-related information in any medium without requiring reference to proprietary products. Includes a timeline of the Universal Citation Guide from 1993 to 2012, citation elements, a list of states and territories that adopted the practice and an interactive QR code for accessing AALL's page on this citation format. The poster also encouraged viewers to advocate for adopting Universal citation with judges, attorneys and legislators.

Book Review Of Copyright For Teachers & Librarians In The 21st Century, Benjamin J. Keele

Library Staff Publications

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Technology As A Driver Within Agencies - The Internet Change Everything, Michael Herz

Articles

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Dead Document Walking, Gary S. Lawson

Faculty Scholarship

As this symposium commences, originalism is a hot topic to discuss and a cool position to advocate. Either portion of that statement would have been nearly inconceivable two decades ago when I started in academia. Originalism at that time was something of an intellectual backwater, with a very limited set of adherents and an even more limited set of critics who were willing to take originalist ideas seriously.1

Board Of Trustees Names Robel As New Iu Provost, Colleen Sikorski

Lauren Robel (2002 Acting; 2003-2011)

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A Way Forward: Transparency At American Law Schools, Kyle P. Mcentee, Patrick J. Lynch

Pace Law Review

This Article is similar to Law School Transparency’s original white paper, available at http://lawschooltransparency.com/documents/LST_White_Paper_April_2010.pdf. The original paper set forth an exposé of the available law school employment information and proposed a way for law schools to voluntarily release better information. This Article updates descriptions of the current employment information, explains the recent reforms at the ABA Section of Legal Education that followed from the original paper, and offers a new proposal for the Section of Legal Education to adopt for the betterment of the legal profession

Hanna, John Harris, 1787?-1861 (Sc 559), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 559. Form book owned and probably kept by John Harris Hanna, of Frankfort, Kentucky, as a law student. Contains examples of how to conduct various legal actions such as oaths, writs, and court proceedings. Index in back. Handwriting varies.

From Oxford To Williamsburg: The Evolution Of Legal Education And Law Libraries Across The Pond, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

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Uwlaw, Spring 2012, Vol. 65

Alumni Magazines

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Advancing Social Justice As Lawyers: And How Social Media Can Be Part Of Your Effort, Chai R. Feldblum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Commencement Address to the 2012 Graduating Class of UCLA Law, May11, 2012 at UCLA Law School.

Professor Chai Feldblum's theme is how you can be part of advancing social justice as lawyers–-and how the time that people might say you are “wasting” on social media (be it Twitter or FB or whatever you may use) can, in fact, be an essential part of social justice work.

2012 Recognition Ceremony Program

Recognition Ceremony

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University Of Michigan Law School Senior Day (May 2012), University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 6, 2012 University of Michigan Law School Senior Day graduation ceremony.

Introduction To Faculty Essays, Gary J. Simson

Mercer Law Review

This collection of essays by Mercer law faculty is the result of a process that my predecessor as dean, Daisy Floyd, set in motion in the fall of 2008. At that time, Dean Floyd named an ad hoc committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the law school's celebrated Woodruff Curriculum. Adopted after extensive discussion, planning, and debate, the Woodruff Curriculum went into effect in 1990. Within a few years, the American Bar Association recognized the Woodruff Curriculum's distinctive and remarkably forward-looking contribution to legal education by naming the law school as the recipient of the Association's prestigious Gambrell Professionalism …

Thoughts On Legal Education, The Curriculum, And The Importance Of Process Over Substance, John O. Cole

Mercer Law Review

Curricular reform conversations are valuable as a process of continually thinking about, and discussing, the form that a "proper" legal education should take. The key concepts here are "conversations" and "process," for I would immediately suggest that the "substance" of whatever curricular reform that is created at the back end of this conversational process is itself of little importance or interest. That is to say, in the grand scheme of ideas concerning legal education, the specific ordering of courses and the particular list of required courses are of relatively minor importance in the development of a healthy curriculum.

I offer …

Pedagogy And Purpose: Teaching For Practical Wisdom, Daisy Hurst Floyd

Mercer Law Review

This year marks my thirtieth as a legal educator. During that time, I have taught a variety of courses and served in several administrative roles, including seven years as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and six years as Dean. I am now newly returned to full-time teaching after a post-deanship sabbatical. I have served on numerous law school, university, professional, and civic committees and boards, and have attended untold number of professional meetings. From these various perspectives, I have followed closely the debates about what we are and are not doing well in legal education, including such developments as the …

The Lawyer Meets The Therapist, The Minister, And The Psychiatrist: Law School Cross-Professional Collaborations, Timothy W. Floyd

Mercer Law Review

Lawyers in practice rarely encounter purely legal problems. Understanding the social, economic, political, and historical context is often crucial to resolving legal issues, and legal decisions are often dependent upon business, scientific, medical, psychological, and technological information. Most legal representation occurs within some field of enterprise or industry, and nearly all representation of clients involves complex emotional and interpersonal dynamics.

Early in my legal career, I realized the importance of knowing other fields and specialties in order to be an effective lawyer. My first practice experience was in commercial litigation, and our firm represented clients from a wide range of …

Teaching Seminars—Pedagogy And Potential, Gary J. Simson

Mercer Law Review

I love teaching, especially seminars. In my many years of law teaching, I have taught a seminar in all but a handful of years, and in some years, I have taught two. My first experience teaching a seminar came in my very first semester of law teaching, and my most recent experience was in the semester that came to a close a couple of months ago.

In this essay, I hope to encourage other faculty to reap the benefits of seminars for their students and themselves that my students and I have enjoyed. Although the selection of subject area for …

Fundamental Dimensions Of Law And Legal Education: Perspectives On Curriculum Reform, Mercer Law School's Woodruff Curriculum, And... "Perspectives", Mark L. Jones

Mercer Law Review

This Article is the third in a series of articles that are intended to address in depth my central concerns about the law school curriculum and associated professionalism issues. This larger project, which I have entitled "Fundamental Dimensions of Law and Legal Education," seeks to make the case for the liberalization of U.S. legal education, although perhaps the term reliberalization would be more accurate given the emphasis upon a broad education for lawyers during the first phase in the history of U.S. legal education. Whereas the two prior articles are essentially descriptive-the first being conceptual and the second historical in …