Legal Skills Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-868432478015055482023-06-23T13:04:00-07:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadStudent Professional Identity Formation and the Foundational Skill of Building a Tent of Professional Relationships to Support the Studenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02c1b257734e200d2023-06-23T13:04:00-07:002023-06-23T13:04:00-07:00Student Professional Identity Formation and the Foundational Skill of Building a Tent of Professional Relationships to Support the Student by Neil W. Hamilton. Abstract This article is a guide for law faculty and staff who want each student to build...Legal Skills Prof What Law Schools Must Change to Train Transactional Lawyers by Stephanie Hunter McMahontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75181b401200b2023-05-27T11:45:53-07:002023-05-27T11:48:29-07:00by What Law Schools Must Change to Train Transactional Lawyers by Stephanie Hunter McMahon Abstract Not all lawyers litigate, but you would not know that from the first-year curriculum at most law schools. Despite 50% of lawyers working in transactional...Legal Skills ProfA Companion to Torts: Learning to Think Like a Torts Lawyer by Doing Exercises: Sample Chaptertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a4c987200c2023-05-13T12:40:59-07:002023-05-13T12:43:59-07:00A Companion to Torts: Learning to Think Like a Torts Lawyer by Doing Exercises Chapter Three by E. Scott Fruehwald. I have put a sample chapter from my torts book on SSRN. (Scott Fruehwald)Legal Skills ProfSecond Edition: A Companion to Torts: Learning to Think Like a Torts Lawyer by Doing Exercises by E. Scott Fruehwaldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b7517f0dbf200b2023-04-30T11:51:58-07:002023-04-30T11:51:58-07:00Second Edition: A Companion to Torts: Learning to Think Like a Torts Lawyer by Doing Exercises by E. Scott Fruehwald. I have just published a second edition of my book, A Companion to Torts. I wrote this second edition mainly...Legal Skills ProfStudying Effectively and Life-Long Learningtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b751a1bd52200c2023-04-20T21:59:06-07:002023-04-20T22:03:06-07:00Daniel Willingham has a great article on studying effectively and life-long learning in the NY Times. There Are Better Ways to Study That Will Last You a Lifetime "But as your child gets older, he’ll increasingly be expected to teach...Legal Skills ProfImportant Article on Developing Case Reading Skillstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b685342533200d2023-04-19T13:56:57-07:002023-04-19T13:56:57-07:00Getting It Right From the Start by Jane Grise & Dorothy Evensen. Abstract For over 150 years, law professors have used the case method, which presumes that students arrive at law school with the capacity to closely read and analyze...Legal Skills ProfCommentary: How to Help Blacks and Other Minorities Improve their Bar Passage Ratestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b7519fd642200c2023-04-13T15:16:15-07:002023-04-13T15:16:46-07:00The TaxProf Blog recently reported a shocking disparity for first-time bar pass rates between Whites and Blacks in 2022: 83% for Whites and 57% for Blacks (26 points). This disparity cannot continue. The only way for law schools to alleviate...Legal Skills ProfWhy I Wrote Think Like A Lawyer by Scott Fruehwaldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75179cb91200b2023-04-03T12:25:02-07:002023-04-03T12:25:03-07:00In 2020, I issued a new edition of my book How to Think Like A Lawyer: Legal Reasoning for Law Students and Business Professionals. In this post, I will relate why I wrote this book, and how this book can...Legal Skills ProfRobert R. Kuehn (Wash U) & David A. Santacroce (Mich.), An Empirical Analysis of Clinical Legal Education at Middle Agetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b75173f7b7200b2023-03-02T12:40:02-08:002023-03-02T12:40:02-08:00Robert R. Kuehn (Wash U) & David A. Santacroce (Mich.), An Empirical Analysis of Clinical Legal Education at Middle Age. Abstract This article provides the first comprehensive empirical analysis of clinical legal education’s development and growth over the past fifty...Legal Skills ProfCUNY School of Law faces state probe over anti-Jewish bias after BDS support tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef02b6852a1624200d2023-02-23T19:11:44-08:002023-02-23T19:11:44-08:00CUNY School of Law faces state probe over anti-Jewish bias after BDS support. "The state Division of Human Rights has opened a bombshell probe into whether CUNY’s School of Law discriminated against Jews when its faculty council passed a resolution...Legal Skills Prof