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a fun website about new words

Posted on February 10, 2009
Word Spy introduces and defines new words. I knew the meaning of "lactation room," but "yarn bombing" is new to me! (njs)

This is SO Cute -- A Law Student's "Save the Date" Video for the Barrister's Ball in Utah

Posted on February 09, 2009
Here's a link to a short video made by a law student at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City, Utah. He made a series of earlier videos explaining his experiences during the first year of law...

Central Region call for proposals

Posted on February 09, 2009
Call for Proposals for the Central Region Conference on the Teaching of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing The sixth biennial conference will be held October 9-10, 2009, at the Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Theme: Climate Change: Alternative...

new and of note

Posted on February 07, 2009
An interesting new article by Amy E. Sloan "reframes" our understanding of the process of legal research. In Step Right Up: Using Consumer Decision Making Theory to Teach Research Process in the Electronic Age, 60 S.C. L. Rev. 123 (2008),...

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more imagery, less text, better learning

Posted on February 07, 2009
Marquette legal writing prof Alison Julien has an educational post relating her new approach to using PowerPoint slides in classroom presentations. Drawing on an article by Ohio State prof Deborah Merritt (Legal Education in the Age of Cognitive Science and...

New legal research scholarship: Law schools should take the lead in open access databases

Posted on February 06, 2009
This article by Professor Ian Gallacher of Syracuse University College of Law argues that law schools are best positioned to lead the legal profession towards open access online legal research. The article, "'Aux armes, citoyens!:'" time for law schools to...

"Plain english" forms now available online from www.uscourts.gov

Posted on February 06, 2009
As quoted from the NovaCityLaw blog:The U.S. Courts website now has links to a number of both civil and criminal forms written in "simple, modern English". Revised by a group of judges, clerks and staffers at the Administrative Office of...

Facebook instructional video for teachers

Posted on February 06, 2009
You may already be a member of the social networking site Facebook, or maybe you're still thinking it over. A couple of days ago, our own Jim Levy posted and linked to a Prawfsblawg discussion about the pros and cons...

Linda Edwards joining faculty at UNLV

Posted on February 06, 2009
Professor Linda Edwards, presently visiting at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, is making a permanent move to join the faculty there. Linda has been a member of the faculty of Mercer University's McGeorge School of Law since 1990 (and is...

with best wishes for a swift recovery

Posted on February 05, 2009
CNN has reported that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer. We hope that the surgery went well and that the Justice recovers quickly and painlessly. (cmb)

Books to Recommend for Students Who Will Clerk for Federal or State Court Judges

Posted on February 04, 2009
Here are two books to recommend to students who will be clerking for federal or state courts. One is the Federal District Court Law Clerk Handbook and the other is the Federal Appellate Court Law Clerk Handbook. Although the books...

Should you become Facebook friends with your students?

Posted on February 04, 2009
That's the question posed by Professor Robert Vischer on the PrawfsBlawg. It's an interesting one that Professor Vischer allows others to answer in the comments which you can read here. Of course, feel free to start your own discussion in...

And if you answered "yes" to the Krispy Kremes question . . .

Posted on February 04, 2009
Here's a website you'll really enjoy! "The Grammar Vandal" documents mistakes--a great source of illustrations for class. The February 2 entry is appalling--says that Birmingham, England, has decided to drop apostrophes from its street signs b'c they're old-fashioned and confusing...

do Krispy Kremes annoy you?

Posted on February 04, 2009
What popular alterations of grammar, usage, and spelling push you over the edge? And is a passion for correctness really a demonstration of a need for control in a seemingly out-of-control world? Read this article for more! hat tip: Kristen...

brief-writing competition

Posted on February 04, 2009
Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association host an annual writing competition in honor of Mercer?s former legal writing professor, the late Adam Milani. It is one of the few competitions for student-written briefs--not academic papers...

job opening at Touro

Posted on February 04, 2009
Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center seeks applicants for the contract position of Legal Process professor. Legal Process is a six-credit, first-year course. Students receive three credits in the fall semester and three credits in the spring semester...

who should be hired to teach legal writing?

Posted on February 04, 2009
A few days ago, we told you about the lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa School of Law by a disappointed candidate for a legal writing job. The news has been reported on other blogs, including The Faculty Lounge,...

Lawyer, mother, superstar.

Posted on February 03, 2009
While surfing the web the other day, I fell into yet another rabbit hole that led me somehow or other to this biography of Boston lawyer Ruth O'Brien. Her story of going from humble beginnings in Worcester, Massachusetts to Yale...

Advice to summer associates in tough economy: sharpen your LRW skills!

Posted on February 03, 2009
For law students who've been lucky enough to score a summer job in this post-apocalyptic economy, the next hurdle will be to impress employers in a buyer's market. Among the top 5 tips to enhance one's chance of getting a...

Friends don't let friends edit friends - It's the law! (or should be)

Posted on February 02, 2009
As writing professors, we're grading student papers all the time. Although we tell students that our comments shouldn't be taken personally and we take pains to ensure that they can't be read that way, when students get upset, we still...

In-house counsel's failure to do legal research cost the client a multiple damages award

Posted on February 02, 2009
According to this report in the ABA Journal Blog, an in-house attorney who failed to conduct legal research to determine whether a pregnant woman was covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act before she was fired, demonstrated a lack...

another perspective on citation manuals

Posted on February 02, 2009
Over on Cearta.ie, an Irish blawg, you can read an interesting perspective on English-language citation guides. While it is critical of the Bluebook, it gives a shout out to the ALWD Citation Manual. hat tip: Professor Rachel Smith, University of...

kudos, Hollee!

Posted on February 01, 2009
Professor Hollee Temple, at the University of West Virginia, worked in journalism before changing careers for the law and eventually teaching legal writing. Now, along with a journalism school classmate, she's writing a bi-monthly column for the ABA Journal, on...

quotable

Posted on February 01, 2009
"The pen is the tongue of the mind." ~ Miguel de Cervantes (spl)

Courtoons

Posted on January 31, 2009
David Mills isn't just a lawyer. He's a very clever cartoonist, er, courtoonist. [Yes, it's okay that we posted the image here. David's website says, "Feel free to post excerpts of Courtoons (including the images) on other websites and blogs,...

urban-rural rivalries

Posted on January 31, 2009
The December 2008 issue of the Eighth Circuit Bar Association's newsletter calls a Second Circuit judge to task for suggesting that the Eighth Circuit was not sufficiently sensitive to the problem of guns and urban crime. The district judge's sentencing...

Is the Apostrophe in Danger?

Posted on January 31, 2009
Birmingham, the second largest city in England, has decided to ban apostrophes from street signs. For example, Queen's Street will now be Queens Street and St. Paul's Sqare will become St. Pauls Square. Lynne Truss (author of Eats, Shoots and...

Open source online research tools

Posted on January 29, 2009
Here's one I just came across called PreCYdent that appears to have good depth and breadth when it comes to federal and state judicial decisions. Ironically, there happens to be an interview today with the founder of the site courtesy...

Metaphor databases

Posted on January 29, 2009
This article in the January 23, 2009 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses two online databases that compile and index thousands of metaphors. As you may know, metaphors are one of the most effective rhetorical devices for explaining...

call for proposals

Posted on January 28, 2009
Call for Presentations: Summer Conference of the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning "Implementing Best Practices and Educating Lawyers: Teaching Skills and Professionalism Across the Curriculum" June 23-24, 2009; Spokane, Washington The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning invites proposals...

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