Are your law students paying your ‘lazy tax’?
One of the things that, as law teachers, we should not and cannot throw into law students’ way is another barrier that might just be the result of lazy teaching.
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Practical lessons about ethics for law students
The role of lawyers hasn’t attracted much attention in the hearings or the final report of the Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry here in Australia. But there are some things that flow from the Commissioner’s recommendations which obviously have a direct impact on lawyers working in the industry but are also potentially teachable moments for law students—good, bad and ugly.
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Being excited about your first day of class can improve your students’ marks
The first day of the semester at law school is rapidly approaching for law school in the southern hemisphere. …
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What do we do about academic misconduct at law school?
Academic misconduct happens. And it happens a lot, even in law school. It has been uncovered at some of …
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The Socratic method in law school
Socratic method is sometimes called the ‘signature pedagogy’ of American law schools. The difficulty is that we don’t really …
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