Category: What's New
A NITA Director Explains How Learning-by-Doing Teaches Necessary Skills to New Associates
May
14
2012
Author: Marnee Baker, Initiative Manager, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
As the Director of Custom Program, Training and Curriculum for NITA, Terre Rushton (also a member of our Advisory Committee) helps firms address their professional development needs. NITA's learning-by-doing programs are known for developing the fundamental skills (core competencies) that clients expect from associates. She spoke with us about...
LawSchooled: Putting the Student Back in Legal Education Innovation
Apr
19
2012
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Anyone who has stopped by our site knows that we’re building a robust set of resources for law professors and law schools committed to—or even just curious about—innovating legal education. From teaching strategies to course portfolios, we’re targeting the very people who...
Regulation Counsel Says Law Students Need More Exposure to Professionalism
Apr
16
2012
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
We recently sat down to talk with John Gleason. As Regulation Counsel for the Colorado Supreme Court, he directs the office of the Court responsible for lawyer admissions, registration, regulation, and client protection. In 2010, Gleason was appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court to investigate and prosecute Andrew Thomas, the former...
Albany and Hofstra Join Our Consortium of Law Schools Committed to Innovation in Legal Education
Apr
13
2012
Author: Marnee Baker, Initiative Manager, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers adds two new partners to its Consortium of law schools that demonstrate a commitment to legal education reform and current Carnegie-style curricular offerings.
Albany Law School has a long-established focus on student-centered learning as well as teaching and assessment methods inspired by Carnegie-styled education...
ETL Now Recognizes Fellows for Their Contributions to Legal Education
Apr
11
2012
Author: Marnee Baker, Initiative Manager, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
We are pleased to announce that professors whose courses are featured on the ETL website will be named Fellows of Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers in order to honor their roles in advancing legal education. At present, the Fellows of ETL are:
Gillian K. Hadfield, University of Southern California...
Paul Lippe Interviews Dean Martin Katz on Legal Education Reform
Apr
02
2012
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
In an interview with Paul Lippe on Legal OnRamp, Dean Martin Katz, Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers executive committee member, discusses experiential learning, the Carnegie Report, and Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers.
Asked how law school faculty members can be motivated to embrace change, Dean Katz said:
The first thing...
The Practicality of Practicums: Former Student on Being Prepared for Practice
Feb
13
2012
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
At Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers, we highlight the work of professors, the needs of the profession and, increasingly, the experiences of the law students who take law classes that rise to the Carnegie model.
In the February edition of the Denver Bar Association Docket, lawyer Beth Tomerlin writes about...
Predictions for Legal Education in 2012
Jan
05
2012
Author: Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
What are your predictions for legal education in 2012? Dean Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern Law recently asked commenters for their predictions, and also made five of his own, including the need for law schools to seek alternative sources of funding, to provide more transparent employment data, and to act as...
Right Time, Right Place (We’re in the ABA Journal this Month)
Dec
01
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Be sure to look for Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers when the ABA Journal hits your mailbox this month (or take a sneak peek here). The article about our initiative notes the good timing of our launch (is there anyone committed to the legal profession who isn’t interested...
More Responses to the NYTimes on Legal Education
Nov
30
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Two Saturdays ago, the New York Times posted this article about the failure of law schools to adequately prepare lawyers for the practice of law. On Sunday, it featured the article on its coveted front page. And by Sunday afternoon, the online responses from law professors, lawyers, and others were...
The Carnegie Report Supports a Network of Legal Education Reformers
Nov
09
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Online Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Educating Lawyers, often referred to in legal circles as the “Carnegie Report,” has found its way into a number of articles and blog posts lately. Just Monday, it was cited by Professor Benjamin Spencer of Washington and Lee School of Law in his Washington Post guest post urging...
Conference on Technology in Legal Education Calls for Proposals by November 1
Oct
20
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning and North Carolina Central School of Law are co-hosting a conference on March 3, 2012, which will focus on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in and out of the classroom. They announced a call for proposals, due November 1, 2011.
From the conference...
In-House Counsel: Law Schools Must Play Key Role in Training Practice-Ready Lawyers
Oct
19
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
The online legal community was abuzz Monday with the news that corporate clients don’t want to foot the bill for new lawyer training thanks to a Wall Street Journal article that asks: “First-Year Associates: Are They Worth It?”
Of course, we’ve all heard this...
Family Law Course Blends Legal Doctrine with Field Observation and Simulation
Oct
14
2011
Author: Alli Gerkman, Content Manager, IAALS - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System
Four years ago, Professor Andrew Schepard and his colleagues at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University developed a family law class that would strike a balance between doctrine and skills development. This week, we added it to our growing collection of innovative law school courses. In a...
