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The article (subscription required) reviews the Model Order on E-Discovery in Patent Cases and commends the work of the Federal Circuit Advisory Council's E-Discovery Committee and Judge Randall Rader, who unveiled the order at the Eastern District… MORE
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At the 2012 AALS Annual Meeting, former New York Law School Dean Richard Matasar urged a group of legal educators to prepare to change:
"We know there are storm clouds on the horizon," Matasar said, as he ruminated about the poor job prospects… MORE
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What are your predictions for legal education in 2012? Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern Law recently asked commenters for their predictions, and also made five of his own, including the need for law schools to seek alternative sources of… MORE
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The Association of American Law Schools is meeting in Washington, DC, this week for its annual meeting, which is themed "Academic Freedom and Academic Duty." This Inside HigherEd article previews the conference, which three members of the Educating… MORE
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American Bar Association (ABA) President William Robinson recently spoke with Thomson Reuters to respond to growing criticism of the ABA's role "in fostering high expectations about legal jobs."
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Scott Fruehwald at Legal Skills Prof Blog recently reviewed Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook, authored by Michael Hunter Schwartz and Denise Riebe:
After having thoroughly studied this casebook over the last few weeks, I believe that it… MORE
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Three supreme court justices are up for reelection in 2012, but all three are running unopposed and will retain their seats.
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Republicans legislators have introduced several bills this session aimed at the courts, including changing the way judges are disciplined and amending the constitution to address how judges are selected. A proposal that would have stripped the… MORE
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After ten years of leading the court, Chief Justice Christine Durham is stepping down from that position but remaining on the court. Members of the court unanimously selected Justice Matthew B. Durant to serve as chief justice as of April 1.
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The January 2012 edition of the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers newsletter is now available. Sign up for this and other IAALS newsletters here.