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Author Archives: Elizabeth Moroney
The 1L as Lawyer: Spotlight on University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
In the first-year Lawyering Process Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, students are encouraged to “lean forward” while learning and jump into their identities as lawyers. Beginning in the early 1990s as a basic legal research … Continue reading
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The Boy Who Cried Balloon
New Product: Balloon Boy On October 15, 2009, Richard and Mayumi Heene called 911 in a panic. Their son Falcon had gone missing, as had a large metallic helium balloon housed in their backyard. Local and federal authorities conducted a … Continue reading
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New Beginnings for CDI, Exec Ed Leadership
HLS Professor Ashish Nanda—who founded the Case Development Initiative, a leading contributor to the Case Studies portal—was recently appointed Director of his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management–Ahmedabad. Nanda held three appointments at Harvard Law School—Robert Braucher Professor of … Continue reading
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How Law Professors Can Write a Problem Solving Case
by Joseph William Singer Bussey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School We all know law professors use the case method to teach law. But the Problem Solving Workshop has adopted a new kind of case method—the kind more typical of … Continue reading
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HNMCP Case Studies Website Shapes Harvard Negotiation Institute Negotiation Workshop
by Heather Kulp With one hundred participants representing over twenty countries, the summer Harvard Negotiation Institute’s Negotiation Workshop offered five days of instruction to expand participants’ negotiation toolboxes. To facilitate skill development, Professor Robert Bordone relied on the Harvard Negotiation … Continue reading
Conversation Starters: Case Studies for Curricular Reform
In April, Dean Jeremy Paul of the Northeastern University School of Law and co-managing partner Alan Klinger of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan wrote for the New York Law Journal about legal curricular reform. Paul and Klinger outline seven improvements … Continue reading
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Summer Reading: Legal Education’s 9 Big Ideas, Part 3
It All Started With the Case Study Last week we shared with you “The Four Cs,” proposed solutions to the crisis in legal education. We have one more to consider: the Case Study Method. Let’s call it the Fifth C. … Continue reading
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Summer Reading: Legal Education’s 9 Big Ideas, Part 2
The Four Cs Last week we shared solutions to the crisis in legal education, drawn from the disciplines of science and technology. Particular schools have piloted other new programs for legal education, and these experiential “innovations” have proven track records … Continue reading
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Summer Reading: Legal Education’s 9 Big Ideas, Part 1
Taking Cues from Science and Technology Last week’s blog post made it seem as if the end of traditional legal education is near. But, as the saying goes, every ending is a new beginning. Scholars and practitioners are proposing solutions to … Continue reading
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Summer Reading: The Legal Apocalypse
There have been no definitive predictions for a Doomsday, but educators, lawyers, and media argue that legal education is teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Here’s what they say are the warning signs: Disparities in Supply and Demand: Rutgers University … Continue reading
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