Neil Hamilton has just released the third edition of his book Roadmap: Roadmap: The Law Student’s Guide to Meaningful Employment. This book helps law students plan their careers from day one. It only costs $19.95 on Amazon. “What do you…
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The Theory Behind My Book, Think Like A Lawyer: Legal Reasoning for Law Students and Business Professionals
I would like to explain the reasoning behind my book, Think Like A Lawyer: Legal Reasoning for Law Students and Business Professionals. The book introduces law students and others to legal reasoning through text and exercises. In this post, I…
Wellness for Minorities in Law School
Over the last decade, law schools have discovered the importance of dealing with their students’ wellness. Wellness can especially be a problem for minorities because of their backgrounds and the unique problems they often face in law school. Chapter Eight…
Debunking the Major Myths Surrounding Mandatory Civility for Lawyers Plus Five Mandatory Civility Rules That Will Work by David Grenardo
Is civility important in the legal profession? Debunking the Major Myths Surrounding Mandatory Civility for Lawyers Plus Five Mandatory Civility Rules That Will Work by David Grenardo. Abstract Civility remains a problem in the legal profession. Teaching law students about…
Breaking Down Siloes and Building Up Students: The Transformational Possibilities of Professional Identity Formation
An excellent new article on professional identity training: Breaking Down Siloes and Building Up Students: The Transformational Possibilities of Professional Identity Formation by Lindsey P. Gustafson, Aric Short, and Robin Thorner. Abstract Under the ABA’s sequenced approach to implementation of…
How Minority Law Students Can Become Self-Regulating (Self-Directing) Students
Chapter Five of my book How Minorities Can Succeed in Law School (2023) shows minorities how they can become self-regulated (self-directed) learners. Chapter Goals. To introduce self-regulated learning for minority students. To show you how to become an engaged learner,…
How Minority Law Students Can Develop Better Study Habits
Chapter Three of my book How Minorities Can Succeed in Law School (2023) is the most important chapter in the book because the most important thing a student can do to improve their chances of success in law school is…
Developing A Growth Mindset and Motivation for Minority Law Students
The first chapter of my book How Minorities Can Succeed in Law School (2023) shows minorities how they can develop a growth mindset and improve their motivation. Here are the chapter goals: 1. To help you understand the growth mindset…
New Book: How Minorities Can Succeed in Law School
I have just published a new book to help minorities succeed in law school: How Minorities Can Succeed in Law School (2023). “The ending of affirmative action by the Supreme Court sent shock waves throughout legal education. For over 40…
Emory to host the 8th Biennial Conference on the Teaching of Transactional Law and Skills – October 6-7, 2023
The theme of this year’s edition of Emory’s Biennial Transactional Legal Skills Conference is “Preparing Future Lawyers to Draft Contracts, Do Deals, and Take Care of Business.” And here are the additional details about the conference, the call for proposals,…