"Delegates approved a series of resolutions pertaining to the financing and curriculum of legal education, although the ABA's legislative body lacks the power to compel law schools to make changes or control over how student loans are administered… MORE
"The ABA House of Delegates voted Tuesday to adopt a resolution to urge law schools to more adequately prepare law students for the real-life experience of practicing law and bolster CLE training to better bridge the gap between law school and… MORE
LawWeek Colorado interviewed Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Director Bill Sullivan about the initiative's goals:
“It will give people some models and examples and a community of people to talk to,” Sullivan said. “That’s what’s been missing. It’s not… MORE
This is a survey of deans and associate deans conducted at the 2011 Conference on the Future of the Law School Curriculum by Franklin A. Gevurtz, of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.
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This article cites Educating Lawyers in its discussion of law schools turning to experiential models for ethics courses. This year, Yale Law School started the Ethics Bureau, a clinic in which law students assist lawyers facing ethics violations.… MORE
This article argues that instead of scholar-driven casebooks, we need learning-centered casebooks that engage students in the three Carnegie apprenticeships.
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Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and retired Colorado Supreme Court justice, discusses Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and the importance of innovation in legal education… MORE
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement is administered to all students at participating law schools via the Internet. In 2010, 77 law schools participated. The objective of the survey is to "provide data to law schools to improve legal… MORE
Douglas G. Scrivner is former General Counsel of Accenture, where he worked for 31 years, 14 of which as General Counsel. During his tenure there, he also oversaw the company's government relations and served as Corporate Secretary, Compliance… MORE