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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5 steps for managing expectations in your law school classroom
What if I told you though that now might be a good time to think about the end of the semester and student evaluations? Have you thought about their expectations?
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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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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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