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Olugbenga Oke-Samuel (left, Adekunle Ajasin University) and Tewodros Alefe (right, Mekelle University) discuss The Contribution of Clinical Legal Education to Effective Legal Writing.  Professor Oke-Samuel talked about the importance of experiential learning and the benefits of working with real clients…

Mimi Samuel (Seattle University) and Scola Nafuna (Nkumba University) discuss Teaching Students to Draft Letters to Clients.  Professor Nafuna discussed the initial client interview (prior to giving oral or written advice) and offered a checklist for that interview.  She also…

Laurel Oates (Seattle University) and Edwin Abuya (Moi University) discuss Teaching Legal Research.  Professor Oates focused on novices’ and experts’ differing ability to transfer information learned in one setting to another.  Professor Abuya emphasized using multiple examples and scenarios in…

George Kasozi (top; Uganda Christian University) and Tefferi Yishak Kassa (bottom; Mekelle University) discuss the importance of effective legal writing in advancing human rights and the rule of law.   Their advice included the importance of knowing one’s audience, the importance…

Steve Johansen (Lewis & Clark) talks about Conducting Effective Conferences.  The African professors were quite interested in how conferences support a process approach to writing instruction, but a bit frustrated by how to achieve the benefit in light of their…

Here’s the group on Wednesday, posing outside the Kenya High Court after a talk by the court’s public relations man, during which we asked many questions about the court’s structure and compared/contrasted it to the US system.We also visited the…

Grace Tonner of University of Michigan wrapped up the morning with a session on critiquing student work, with some advice targeted specifically at those with large student loads–the situation that our African colleagues all have as a challenge in teaching…