Legal Education's Original Sin

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Washington & Lee law professor and Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellow Jim Moliterno recently presented at Pepperdine Law Review Symposium on “The Lawyer of the Future.” Moliterno observes that the root cause of the troubles facing legal… MORE

Should Law Students Have a Say in Legal Education Reform?

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In their latest podcast, Law Schooled, a student forum blog on law school reform asks the following questions: Should law students have a say in legal education reform? Why should law students have a say in their education when elementary and high… MORE

LawSchooled: Putting the Student Back in Legal Education Innovation

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Anyone who has stopped by our site knows that we’re building a robust set of resources for law professors and law schools committed to—or even just curious about—innovating legal education. From teaching strategies to course portfolios, we’re… MORE

Do You “Think Like a Lawyer”?

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One student’s exploration of whether the phrase “think like a lawyer” has lost a uniform definition, if not all meaning altogether. Here’s her take on this “flurry of semantical, romantical fun,” inspired by Judith Welch Wegner’s Reframing Legal… MORE

Regulation Counsel Says Law Students Need More Exposure to Professionalism

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We recently sat down to talk with John Gleason. As Regulation Counsel for the Colorado Supreme Court, he directs the office of the Court responsible for lawyer admissions, registration, regulation, and client protection. In 2010, Gleason was… MORE

What Law Firms and Attorneys Can Do to Help Further Legal Education Reform

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The Legal Skills Prof Blog provides seven tips for how law firms and attorneys can make sure that skills-based legal education is a priority--including making a commitment to interview at schools with strong skills programs, like those in our… MORE

Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Course Portfolios: Family Law with Skills

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Scott Fruehwald featured Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers for our Family Law with Skills course, co-taught by Andy Schepard and Herbie DiFonzo. “What impresses me most about the ETL Course Portfolios is the strong positive reactions that… MORE

The Eastern District of Texas Issues Its Own Model Order for e-Discovery in Patent Cases

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has incorporated a Model Order Regarding E-Discovery In Patent Cases into its Local Rules as Appendix P. A working group of the Local Rules Advisory Committee reviewed the Model Order… MORE

Lawyers in D.C. to Lobby White House, Hill on Judicial Vacancies

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Confirmation of judicial nominees has been a contentious issue this year, and on May 7, 2012, lawyers, legal experts, and advocacy groups met with the White House to discuss judicial vacancies and the confirmation process. In a written… MORE

First Female Judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine Sworn into Office (Updated)

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The Obama administration’s efforts to diversify the federal judiciary continue.  Nancy Torresen, the first female judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, was formally sworn into office on May 3, 2012. On May 7, 2012,… MORE