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From Socrates to Selfies: Legal Education and the Metacognitive Revolution by Jaime Lee

By Legal Skills Prof

July 2, 2020

This excellent article claims that metacognition is changing legal education, and I agree. From Socrates to Selfies: Legal Education and the Metacognitive Revolution by Jaime Lee. Abstract “Metacognitive thinking, a methodology for mastering intellectually challenging material, is revolutionizing legal education….…

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Montaigne and Professional Identity in Legal Education

By Legal Skills Prof

June 29, 2020

An essay in the NY Times on the 16th-century, French philosopher Montaigne contains a paragraph that applies to how law schools should be teaching their students: “More than a millennium earlier, thinkers like Epicurus and Seneca had already mapped out……

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What to Do About the Abysmal Outcomes for African-American Students on the California Bar Exam

By Legal Skills Prof

June 15, 2020

The results were abysmal for American-American students on the February California bar exam. According to one headline, Only 5% Of Black First-Time Takers Passed February California Bar Exam, Compared To 52% Of Whites, 42% Of Asians, And 31% Of Hispanics….…

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The Erosion of Deep Literacy by Adam Garfinkle

By Legal Skills Prof

June 10, 2020

Deep literacy (deep reading) is the beginning of legal reasoning and analysis. If our society losses it in general, what does this mean for the law? The Erosion of Deep Literacy by Adam Garfinkle. Excerpts: “Deep literacy is what happens……

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Harvard Law School to Continue Remote Teaching in the Fall

By Legal Skills Prof

June 4, 2020

“In a series of messages to the HLS community today, Dean John F. Manning announced that the law school will continue remote teaching and learning for the fall 2020 semester.” @Harvard_Law What will other law schools do? (Scott Fruehwald)…

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Online Interactive Legal Research Exercises by Eric Voigt

By Legal Skills Prof

June 3, 2020

Eric Voigt has sent me information about his new online interactive legal research exercises on Core Knowledge for Lawyers. He writes, “As you know, various law schools may hold fall classes entirely online or in a blended learning format. This……

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"Law Professor takes 1L Zoom Oral Arguments Nationwide" (and here’s how she did it)

By Legal Skills Prof

June 1, 2020

I’m passing this along for a colleague (and though it may be too late for this year’s 1L spring oral argument exercises, it’s its valuable advice for those upper class moot court arguments and competition that’ll be happening this fall……

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Behavioral Ethics, Deception, and Legal Negotiation by Russell B. Korobkin

By Legal Skills Prof

May 31, 2020

Here is an excellent article on behavioral legal ethics and legal negotiations: Behavioral Ethics, Deception, and Legal Negotiation by Russell B. Korobkin. Abstract “Research in the field of behavioral ethics finds that much unethical behavior is not the result of……

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Legal Writing as a Discipline: Past, Present, and Future by Jan M. Levine

By Legal Skills Prof

May 28, 2020

As new legal writing professors enter the profession, they need to know about the history of the legal writing movement. This movement has had a tremendous impact on legal education and preparing lawyers for the 21st Century. Here is a……

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AALS President Darby Dickerson: Promoting Candor with Critical Thinking

By Legal Skills Prof

May 22, 2020

Darby Dickerson has made the power of words her theme for her year as President of AALS. (here) In her column in the Spring 2020 AALS News, she writes about Promoting Candor. She declares, “‘Candor’ refers to being open and……

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From Socrates to Selfies: Legal Education and the Metacognitive Revolution by Jaime Lee

Montaigne and Professional Identity in Legal Education

What to Do About the Abysmal Outcomes for African-American Students on the California Bar Exam

The Erosion of Deep Literacy by Adam Garfinkle

Harvard Law School to Continue Remote Teaching in the Fall

Online Interactive Legal Research Exercises by Eric Voigt

"Law Professor takes 1L Zoom Oral Arguments Nationwide" (and here’s how she did it)

Behavioral Ethics, Deception, and Legal Negotiation by Russell B. Korobkin

Legal Writing as a Discipline: Past, Present, and Future by Jan M. Levine

AALS President Darby Dickerson: Promoting Candor with Critical Thinking

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