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Best Practices For Legal Education

Source of information on current reforms in legal education arising from the publication of Roy Stuckey’s Best Practices for Legal Education and the Carnegie Foundation’s Educating Lawyers.
By Mary Lynch, Editor

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Last Entry: July 19, 2010 at 23:07:04

On Change, Hierarchies, and Gravitas

Posted on April 02, 2009
I’ve been musing on the subject of “gravitas” lately. Why? The LEARN report that Mary blogged about last month contains the sentence “LEARN has gathered law schools and educators with the experience, imagination and gravitas to effect real improvements in how the future lawyers of the country (and the world) are trained...

Collaborative Learning and Teams

Posted on March 24, 2009
The value of active, collaborative learning is a key “best practices” theme. And it overlaps with a major theme we heard from employer representatives in a series of listening sessions my law school held a few years ago. Public interest, government, firms — they all wanted our graduates to know how to work in teams [...

It?s All Coming Together

Posted on March 11, 2009
Long-time Best Practices/Carnegie groupies or aficionados will note that one of other ongoing projects regarding legal education has been the research that Marjorie Shultz and Sheldon Zedeck of Berkeley have been conducting on what skills/qualities lawyers need...

So many conferences,so little time

Posted on March 11, 2009
The postings from last weekend’s University of Maryland School of Law conference are great for those of us who were unable to attend. Some of us were at another conference last Thursday and Friday–Yale Law School’s celebration of 40 years of clinical education at Yale, specifically honoring clinicians Denny Curtis, Steve Wizner, Frank Dineen, and [...

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CPS Clickers in the Law School Classroom: A CRIM LAW EXPERIMENT

Posted on March 10, 2009
Darlene Cardillo, instructional technologist at Albany Law School, sent me the link to her article entitled, The Use of Clickers in the Law School Classroom, which was recently published in THE LAW TEACHER (pp.13-14). http://blog.engaging-technologies...

U of M third panel: Best Practices and Professional Purpose and Identity

Posted on March 10, 2009
(Continuing Report on U of Maryland?s 3/6 Conference) The third panel presentation organically and beautifully modeled how to teach and communicate in accord with Best Practices. (I will post the webcast to the Events tab above as soon as I receive it so you can view the discussion and interaction)...

BREAKING NEWS: LEARN Report Sent to all Deans

Posted on March 06, 2009
March 5, 2009 To: Law School Deans & Associate Deans From: Steering Committee of LEARN (Legal Education Analysis & Reform Network) Re: Outline of the Work that LEARN is Doing in Cooperation with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching ______________________________________________________________________________ Two years ago, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published its report on legal education, entitled Educating Lawyers...

DEANS DISCUSSION of BEST PRACTICES

Posted on March 06, 2009
I type this post while listening to the Deans’ Panel presentation at the University of Maryland’s Conference - Curriculum Reform: Linking Theory and Practice. Three Law School Deans, reflecting on the evolving reform movement in Legal Education, describe Best Practices as a win-win for Deans and a force to be embraced and enjoyed...

CURRICULAR IDEAS FROM HARVARD, NEW MEXICO AND STANFORD

Posted on March 06, 2009
CURRICULAR IDEAS FROM HARVARD, NEW MEXICO AND STANFORD The second panel of today’s UM conference focused on ?Redevelopment of the Law School Curriculum.? Professors Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez, Todd Rakoff, and Larry Marshall described longstanding or new curricular ideas which meet at least some of the goals of Best Practices enthusiasts...

Contribution of Board of Trustees Members to Best Practices Movement

Posted on March 04, 2009

Sharing Best Practices in A Tough Economy

Posted on February 20, 2009
The economic downturn puts legal education at a crossroads indeed. Travel freezes, pay cuts, tuition increases, even furloughs: law schools have clearly not escaped current economic woes. How will the economy affect the drive to improve legal education? As the budget crunch hits law schools, one can expect steps to trim faculty, rely [...

How to Reward Good Teaching?

Posted on February 11, 2009
Texas A&M announced that it will pay bonuses of $10,000 for good student evaluations. Fred Moss of SMU called this a bad idea in an email to the AALS Teaching Methods Section. He fears a “‘race to the bottom,’ with professors vying with each other to be the easiest, least demanding, spoon-feeders amongst their peers...

Best Practices and a Dean Search

Posted on February 06, 2009
I just finished the interview process for the deanship at my law school, the University of New Mexico, and I am pleased to say that Best Practices for Legal Education was all over it. In presenting my vision for the law school, I presented the concept of ?Legal Education for Leadership?...

2009 Legal Education at the Crossroads Conference

Posted on January 26, 2009
Save the date: September 11-13, 2009 at University of Denver. The topic: Assessment. Should be another good one. More information to follow as it becomes available. Thanks to Denver Dean Beto Juarez and chair of the Conference organizing committee Roberto Corrado! Posted in Catalysts For Change, Upcoming Events, Who is Using the Best Practices Book? [...

AALS Annual Meeting- Focus on Evaluation

Posted on January 18, 2009
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Clinical Legal Education joined with the Section on Professional Responsibility to sponsor a program at the 2009 AALS Annual Meeting. The first panel focused on the development of legal ethics in law schools and the effects of clinical legal education on graduates...

Is Your School in the Equal Justice Works Guide to Law Schools?

Posted on January 15, 2009
The Equal Justice Works Guide to Law Schools is the new iteration of the E-Guide to Public Service at America’s Law Schools. The Guide highlights law school practices that encourage students to engage in public service, and equip students with the skills necessary to meet the legal needs of the underserved...

AALS and Modeling Best Practices in Teaching

Posted on January 14, 2009
Reflecting on the recent AALS conference, a colleague and I were speaking about how engaging we always found programs presented by the Academic Support and Teaching Methods section because the presenters always try to model good teaching along with conveying interesting ideas and insights...

Educating Lawyers and Best Practices for Legal Education: A Mandate to Humanize the Law School Experience

Posted on January 13, 2009
A sampling of the Balance in Legal Education session at the AALS Annual Meeting: William Mitchell?s Keystone and Pathways Programs: n Apply humanizing principles while also furthering Carnegie and Best Practices goals. n Are designed to meet learning goals while appealing to diverse students and diverse faculty, helping unite passion and purpose in work and identities...

Interested in Doing Some Empirical Research on Exam Writing?

Posted on January 05, 2009
From Andi Curcio, chair of SALT?s Issues in Legal Education Committee, formerly Bar Exam Committee: Many of you said you noticed (subjectively) a difference in the quality of answers if students had “time to think”. It might be interesting to do an empirical study on that issue to see, if in fact, it made a difference...

BEST PRACTICE BLOG AUTHORS/EDITOR NEED YOUR INPUT

Posted on December 27, 2008
THE BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE plans to meet in San Diego during the AALS Conference to discuss next steps in advancing reform in and rejuvenation of legal education. One item on the agenda will be ways to update and improve this BEST PRACTICES BLOG...

Great Looking Program for those going to San Diego

Posted on December 26, 2008
AALS Sections on Teaching Methods and Academic Support Present a Joint Workshop: Teaching to the Entire Class: Innovative and Effective Instruction to Engage Every Student Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in San Diego 9 AM ? noon Marina Salon G, South Tower/Level 3, San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina Program Moderators and Presenters ? Three Parts: Part I ? Moderator: Robin A...

2009 Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference

Posted on December 24, 2008
The Future of Education Educational Equity in Communities of Color January 23-24, 2009 Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law The Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference is designed to give law faculty of color the opportunity to share ideas for scholarly projects, workshop works-in-progress, mentor junior faculty members, and discuss critical and timely topics...

Welcome to New Members of the CLEA Board!

Posted on December 22, 2008
The CLEA Board is happy to announce that Bob Kuehn (Alabama) has been elected CLEA Vice-President, and that Esther Canty-Barnes (Rutgers), Leigh Goodmark (Baltimore), Kate Kruse (UNLV), Binny Miller (American), Jeff Pokarak (Suffolk), and Yoli Redero (Vanderbilt) have been elected to serve as board members...

Save the Date: Third Annual Indian Law Clinic and Externship Symposium and Workshop

Posted on December 18, 2008
SAVE THE DATE June 7-9, 2009 Third Annual Indian Law Clinics and Externship Programs: Symposium and Workshop Sponsors Southwest Indian Law Clinic UNM School of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law Contributors The Tribal Law Practice Clinic Washburn University School of Law Arizona State University Sandra Day O?Connor College of Law Where: Isleta Casino & Resort, Pueblo of [...

The Importance of Training Cross-Cultural Practice Skills

Posted on December 15, 2008
Best Practices suggests that a law school curriculum should focus on knowlege, skills and values that are relevant to the practice of law. I believe that cross-cultural knowledge, intercultural communication and self-awareness are very important to the effective practice of law and will become even more important as our world continues to shrink...

Cultural Knowledge, Intercultural Communication and Self Awareness

Posted on December 14, 2008
I have posted several blogs about ideas involving intercultural communication, cultural knowlege and self awareness. At the risk of engaging in shameless self-promotion, I would like to announce that my article on these issues just came out as part of the Wash U...

Best Practices Blog Authors To Present at University of Maryland School of Law

Posted on December 03, 2008
Dean Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Professor Peter Joy are scheduled to present at the University of Maryland School of Law conference entitled “Curriculum Reform: Linking Policy and Practice.” This conference is scheduled for March 6 & 7, 2008...

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Posted on December 01, 2008
So I?m probably the only one who missed this interesting development in the ongoing saga of reform of the ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools. There has been much hoo-ha and concern about the Special Committee Reports on Security of Position and Outcome Measures, but did you know: in August 2008, the Standards [...

Use the Best Practices Book to Educate Dean Search Committees

Posted on November 21, 2008
Last week, I received a request for 12 copies of the Best Practices book. When I asked why the person needed the books, he replied that he wanted to give a copy to each member of his school?s dean search committee. I think this is a very good idea. Armed with the book, search committee members [...

Practicing Lawyers in the Classroom Special Bonus Edition: Free Passion!

Posted on November 21, 2008
Like many others, I have incorporated practicing lawyers and judges into the classroom over the years in a variety of contexts. This semester I had an especially rewarding experience with a guest speaker in my Public Interest Law and Social Welfare course (fka Poverty Law)...

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