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counseling / Global Legal Skills / law school / Lawyering / legal advice / Legal Communication / Legal Skills November 3, 2017
READ MOREThe emphasis on competence-based learning in today’s law school curriculum has enriched experiential courses and clinical programs for law students. My law school has designed its curriculum in first and second year to reinforce four competences: legal analysis, legal advising, legal representation and decision-making. Admittedly, some lecturers struggle to differentiate advising from representing. That […]
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Global Legal Skills / Lawyering / Legal Analysis / Legal Communication / Legal Skills / Legal Writing / Peer Review / Teaching and Learning October 24, 2017
READ MORELegal writing professionals have been touting the benefits of peer review in their legal scholarship. Kirsten Davis wrote back in 2003 that “[b]y introducing peer editors into the writing process and allowing students the chance to see how other students approach the same legal problem, however, the peer review experience can teach students […]
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Global Legal Skills / Legal Analysis / Legal Communication / Legal Reasoning / Legal Skills / Legal Writing September 20, 2017
READ MOREWith the 72nd Opening of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week, eyes are turned to New York City and the parade of heads of state to address the world’s diplomats. As always, the opening address by the new UNGA president, MIROSLAV LAJČÁK, emphasized the year’s goals and themes. Among those topics were the climate and […]