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The Perilous Second Semester, Part 2

Feb 17, 2011 By: Mike Kraus

Editor’s Note:  Please welcome  back our guest blogger, Professor Andrew J. McClurg, who writes PART 2 about the dangers of the second…

The Perilous Second Semester, Part 1

Feb 1, 2011 By: Mike Kraus

Editor’s Note:  Please welcome our newest guest blogger, Professor Andrew J. McClurg, who writes about the dangers of the second semester of…

Enterprise Networking for Law Teachers: Law School Exchange

Jan 10, 2011 By: Mike Kraus

Enterprise Networking for Law Teachers: Law School Exchange by Steve Nickles I have a Facebook page. It’s great for keeping up with…

Study aids: A new look at a once-controversial tool

Nov 22, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

There was a time when law students were actively discouraged from using study aids of any kind, largely on the belief that the use of study aids was a shortcut that would backfire in the long run

eBooks and the Future

Oct 4, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

Very few topics seem to be as popular (or controversial) these days in the print industry as eBooks, eTechnology, and eBook readers.

The future of legal education (Part 2): get a mentor

Aug 25, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

New attorneys may graduate with a depth of legal knowledge, but they often don’t have the practical skills they need to succeed…

Easy Ways to Make a Difference With Your Students (Back to School – Part 2)

Aug 17, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

We are now one week closer to the start of the semester, and we should all be one week closer to being…

Back to School – Part 1

Aug 12, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

It comes every summer for all law teachers, that moment when you realize that your May dreams of a summer of scholarly…

The future of legal education (Part 1): post-recession’s new normal

Aug 11, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

Legal academics and law firm leaders alike agree that new lawyers enter the practice of law lacking the real-world skills necessary to effectively serve clients.

West Case Notebook brings discovery and deposition skills to life at Chapman

Aug 5, 2010 By: Mike Kraus

As a professor, having Case Notebook enabled me to bring practical skills to life for the students. Instead of suffering through a one-dimensional lecture, they could touch, see, and feel for themselves how a case really works.

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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL

Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd

Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv

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