Perspectives

Teaching Legal Research and Writing

Vol. 19, No. 1

Fall 2010

In This Issue

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Legal Research, as Applied: Introducing Legal Research Sources Using Interrelated Examples from a Developing Area of Law
(PDF document 171KB)
Kim Flanery Coats

Rethinking Case Briefing: Teaching Case Briefing as a Sustainable Skill
(PDF document 158KB)
Mary Dunnewold

A Fresh Look at Assessing Students' Work Product: What Is Assessment, Why We Assess, and How to Do So Effectively and Efficiently
(PDF document 169KB)
Heather Zuber

No Answers, No Words
(PDF document 107KB)
Sarah Gerwig-Moore

A Stranger in a Strange Land: A Doctrinal Professor's Journey into the Legal Research and Writing Classroom
(PDF document 119KB)
Kathy L. Cerminara and Elena B. Langan

The Stellar Parenthetical Illustration: A Tool to Open Doors in a Tight Job Market
(PDF document 146KB)
Laurie A. Lewis

Brutal Choices in Curricular Design ...

Lawyering Outside Lawsuits–Incorporating Negotiations, Settlements, and Mediations into the Legal Writing Curriculum
(PDF document 177KB)
Olivia Farrar and A.G. Harmon

Outlining from Scratch: How to Make the Process Meaningful
(PDF document 124KB)
Edward Telfeyan

CREAC Scramble: An Active Self-Assessment Exercise
(PDF document 88KB)
Meredith Aden

Writing Tips ...

Dear Sir or Madam: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
(PDF document 118KB)
Maureen B. Collins