...in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of “international” as a separate category. Virtually everything we do has some international dimension, whether it concerns international treaties and protocols, commercial transactions across national borders, international child custody disputes, criminal behavior that violates international human rights law, international sports competitions, global environmental regulation, international terrorism, or any number of other topics. And, of course, there is little that we do at Duke that does not involve scholars and students from other countries, who are entirely integrated with U.S. scholars and students. Students enrolled in our joint JD/LLM program in international and comparative law receive an in-depth education in both the public and private aspects of international and comparative law, enriched by the ubiquitous presence of foreign students; likewise, the foreign lawyers who enroll in our one-year LLM program in American law enroll in the same courses, attend the same conferences, and engage in the same intellectual and social life as American students. This issue of Duke Law Magazine provides...
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...in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of “international” as a separate category. Virtually everything we do has some international dimension, whether it concerns international treaties and protocols, commercial transactions across national borders, international child custody disputes, criminal behavior that violates international human rights law, international sports competitions, global environmental regulation, international terrorism, or any number of other topics. And, of course, there is little that we do at Duke that does not involve scholars and students from other countries, who are entirely integrated with U.S. scholars and students. Students enrolled in our joint JD/LLM program in international and comparative law receive an in-depth education in both the public and private aspects of international and comparative law, enriched by the ubiquitous presence of foreign students; likewise, the foreign lawyers who enroll in our one-year LLM program in American law enroll in the same courses, attend the same conferences, and engage in the same intellectual and social life as American students. This issue of Duke Law Magazine provides...
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...St. Thomas University School of Law St. Thomas University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-01 THE DEAN'S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2011129 RAY_FINAL.DOC 8/15/2011 2:46 PM THE DEAN’S ROLE IN BUILDING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT Douglas E. Ray* UCH of a dean’s job involves reaching out to various communities. We reach out to and build relationships with alumni and donors for needed financial support. We reach out to and build relationships with members of the bench and the bar to help expand employment opportunities for our students. We reach out to and build relationships with members of the University community to ensure cooperation and access to resources. We reach out to and build relationships with our students. This essay is about reaching out to and building relationships with our most important communities: those who work within the law school. In these difficult economic times, most law schools face the challenge of doing more with less. Budgets have been reduced, staffing levels have fallen, and there are limits on how much we want to raise tuition in light of the economic conditions our students face. To do well in this environment and to provide the most effective legal education and student services we can, we must make identifying and fostering the “people potential” of our institutions a high priority. This essay is about treating...
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...to at least have a plan laid out. For myself, my 5 year plan deals with a majority of it being spent in law school, and that notion is dependent on which school does accept me, and the path I can take in learning at the particular law school while balancing being a single father, and ultimately leading up to taking the bar exam and becoming a certified attorney in the State of Florida. Nonetheless, here is my rough draft of how I plan to achieve my goal. As of right now, I have entered into my final semester before graduating with my B.A. in Legal Studies, and currently in process of studying for the LSAT that I plan on taking this December in hopes of meeting the deadlines to apply at my selected law schools of Stetson, Barry, and FAMU. Ideally, I would like to get into either Stetson or Barry more, but given that I'm a single father, the FAMU part-time program they have instituted would cater to my needs much better, but the downside of utilizing that program would add an additional year in completing the course of study. As far as my professional career is concerned, I currently work as a server at Bahama Breeze, a Darden owned concept that does offer room to advance, but I plan to only work there when necessary. To help in assisting in gaining some experience in the legal field, I see myself working in a law firm putting my paralegal degree to some use. The fields of law that interest me the most are personal injury, worker's compensation, medical malpractice, and property...
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...Teyuana Robinson Mrs.Shoemaker Law of Life Risks are the essence of life. In the beginning, they are our instinct. We learn to crawl despite the bruises on our knees and elbows. We learn to walk despite the many falls we endure. But as we get older and gain a greater consciousness of the world around us, somewhere along the way we are placed with failure; at that point, many people try to remove most risks from their life. But where would we be without our sense of challenge, our willingness to and to try new things despite the hard that await us? That attitude is characteristic of all great thinkers and creator in our society. I come from a family that has had to take major risks in order to bring me to the place I am today. My parents grew up in Pascagoula and Moss Point, two small towns in Mississippi. As children of baptism survivors, they were dedicated to giving their child a future in the free and promising land of America. They came from a hard and nontrustworthy life. My mom and dad was also into Law and I would like to follow their footsteps but do it better and work even better a it. My parents life was not as bad but i would love to change a couple of things in our life. And now I, too, am at a critical circumstances of my life on ; one that is quite different from my parents’ but full of difficult choices nonetheless. Dedicating the next three years of my life to a legal education is a risk. Certainly, paying for law school will be a hardship; however, I must...
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...For as long as I can remember, I've never been complacent with the knowledge I possess. Constantly setting new goals that will stretch my mind into something that it was not the day before and allowing every experience to shape me, while never loosing a handle on my own personal convictions and what I have learned along the way, has always been a way of life for me. For me, pursuing a legal education is not a terminal accomplishment, nor will obtaining a legal degree quench this ongoing thirst for knowledge that I have always had; I don't want it to. I constantly need to be in pursuit of challenging goals that that require considerable mind expansion and personal reflection. The experiences and knowledge that I will acquire in attending law school will stretch my mind to think in ways that I never have, allowing me to face future intellectual, professional, and academic goals with confidence and enthusiasm. Mid way through my senior year, the University of Arizona choose me to be their undergraduate representative at the "Arizona First" town hall meeting, a three day, bipartisan conference focus on shaping legislation that will bring economic growth and prosperity to AZ. During this three day conference I worked closely with Arizona state representatives and senators, the majority of whom where lawyers, in proposing new legislation with the potential of bringing new job opportunities, more commerce, and an overall better standard of living to the state. It was one of the first...
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...attended California State University Los Angeles for four years; completing and obtaining his bachelors degree in business administration; minoring in pre-law and finance. Throughout his four years at CAL STATE LA, he maintained a 3.2 Grade Point Average, which was not sufficient in, and of itself to have, him accepted at any of the ABA accredited law schools. After receiving rejection letters from every law school that he applied to, a friend of his advised him of State Accredited law schools, a law school system founded by former California Court of Appeal Chief Justice Bernard Jefferson targeting minorities who have low GPA’s and an inability to attend law school on a full time basis. The requirements of admission being very few, Mr. Hagopian was able to enroll at the University Of Los Angeles School Of Law. In fact, at the time of his attendance, the dean of the school was Justice Bernard Jefferson himself. Due to the rigid prerequisites required by ABA law school, Mr. Hagopian was almost unable to practice law, which in turn would have been a sad loss for people who need an advocate for their rights and freedom. A man named Bernard Jefferson came up with the idea of state accredited law schools, which means that you can only practice law in the state where you went to school. Therefore, he attended University of West Law School for an additional three years, and continuing on to be the man he is today. Vicken Hagopian’s typical day is very full and eventful. He handles about...
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...Paralegal – A Career of a Lifetime The paralegal field has evolved into a profession that requires preciseness and a basic degree of knowledge. According to one source, a paralegal is a professional who assists attorneys in their work. These individuals perform many different functions in law offices, although they cannot perform duties considered to be within the practice of law. (What is a paralegal / what does a paralegal do?, 2015) Paralegals have been around since the 1970’s when Attorneys realized basic file and research needed to be performed by lower salaried workers. (A short history of paralegals, 2015) By hiring paralegals it freed time for the attorneys’ to perform other duties. Paralegals have become the arms of an attorney, and...
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...proceeding. The most important part of a lawyer’s duties is to know the law. In law school, you will learn how to interpret the laws and apply them to a particular case. When considering this is a career, an individual should take into factor the education required, the time you have to put in, the effort and skills needed and the positive impacts that it could have in our society. A deciding factor in practicing law is the education that is required. For high school students the most useful courses you could take are the ones which would encourage precise writing and organized research and as well as the critical examination of other’s writings. Building your vocabulary and becoming familiar with libraries are also useful. Science, mathematics, philosophy, computer science and logic will also help an individual develop analytical and logical thought processes. After a student graduates high school, it normally takes seven years of university to become a lawyer. A bachelor’s degree, (in any subject) which would take usually four years to complete, is necessary in order to attend law school. In order to even begin an application process for a future law school, you must complete a test called the Law School Admissions Test. The result of the test will help the admission officers decide if they want to consider or decline your application. If one’s accepted, he or she must complete three years of law school. After that, the individual must be accommodated to a state bar examination...
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...efficient cross-examination, the role of expert witnesses and effective trial advocacy. Go here, here and here for more on this. But the reference to legal education goes deeper. I think you can use the movie to discuss the most common topic of debate within legal education itself. Interestingly, however, in My Cousin Vinny, the issue is turned on its head. After Vinny’s girlfriend Mona Lisa bails him out for a second time after having been found in contempt, she criticizes his performance in court and tells him it is pretty clear he does not know what he is doing. She then utters one of my favorite lines in the movie: “Don’t they teach you that in law school?” Vinny’s response is just as classic: “NO! They teach you Contracts...! Obviously, the implication is that in law school they teach "law" not "how to practice law"....
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...It’s the economy, stupid! David Gross, Holo Zheng, IMBA, Bar-‐Ilan University, 2014-‐2015 ! Introduc4on As much as naConal security is considered to be the first duty of any government, naConal elecCons are generally decided on the issue of economic competence. This was most clearly seen in the UK General ElecCon of 1945, where aNer prosecuCng the Second World War successfully, it was widely expected that Winston Churchill was would be re-‐elected with a handsome margin. Not only did the Labour party win, but it did so in a landslide, indicaCng that the public wanted economic issues to be placed at the top of the naConal agenda. In 1979, a similar phenomenon occurred, where aNer years of insCtuConal obstrucCon, strikes and poliCcal chicanery by the trade unions, Margaret Thatcher was returned as Prime Minister with a specific mandate to reform the economic landscape in the UK. The conduct ...
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...understanding of my protective capacity. Being currently employed as a Family Court Paralegal (Child Support Division/Juvenile Delinquency) has prepared me for the next step of obtaining my doctorate. Daily I am collecting, retrieving, and analyzing information, drafting, filing, and serving legal documents such as discovery and motions as well as managing and organizing cases. Deciding to return back to school is never an easy decision, but I believe I can one day contribute to the future minds that wish to study criminology. I recently had a daughter and I often think about the society in which she is now a member. The other day I voted and I took my daughter along to witness our beautiful system of democracy at work. I am interested in graduate school to advance my career and to obtain the additional skills to empower a world unknown of its ability. In October of 2010, I had to honor to help the attorney I was working with in assisting her with a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to present to the other attorneys for their quarterly training. In 2011 I was a recipient of the NYC Law Department Legal Assistant Achievement Award and Certified Commissioner of Deeds for the City of New York. • Academic Experience When I matriculated into Virginia Union University, I picked a general major of Business Administration and Management. I remember my senior year, my roommate who was a Criminology Criminal Justice major expressed so much love for Criminology in America course that she...
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...Why I Want To Be A Paralegal I have always been intrigued by the law. Originally, I began my quest to becoming a Paralegal when the program at CPCC was in its infancy, way back in the early 80s. Unfortunately, life got in the way and I had to quit school. A whole lot of time passed and finally, 35 years later, I was able to start again. Also, unfortunately, I came back to school on a deathbed promise I made to my husband. I lost him to cancer in 2014. In January of 2015, I started school again. In May of 2017, I graduated with all three Office Administration degrees (Office Administration, Medical Office Administration, and Legal Office Administration), both Office Administration diplomas, and all four Office Administration certificates...
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...their looks and are held to higher standards than men. It is as if the media industry and our culture “will never be satisfied and will always expect more” (Smithy). Our country, with the exception of “only one state and six cities or counties,” has no laws or policies forbidding discrimination based on appearance (Rhode, The Beauty Bias). This is ridiculous seeing as how I believe that the beauty bias is becoming one of the most common forms of discrimination today. Our society has become that of a clown. Our painted faces, hiding our true selves, are turning our world into a show. Who can put on the best performance and allow others to laugh at those who have been sprayed in the face with the unkind prejudices from the flower called society? Deborah L. Rhode clearly depicts the issue of the beauty bias in our society through many examples and reinforces the idea that so many individuals before have had; something in our society needs to change. Section II: The Beauty Bias is a book written for women by a woman of absolute credibility. Deborah L. Rhode is a professor at Stanford University and teaches courses in Leadership and Legal Ethics. Her area of expertise falls into the categories of Antidiscrimination Law, Ethics and...
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...Indonesia to live with his mother -1971: when he returned to Honolulu to live with his grandparents and attended Punahou school, a private preparatory school. He was one of few black students in school and his classmate regarded him as “the black kid from Indonesia” -1975: while in high school, Obama joined the basketball team and became a leader in class. (I think he started leading people very young) However, during his teenage years, he described his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage lead him to use alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. (At the 2008 Civil Forum on the Presidency, Obama identified his high-school drug use as a great moral failure) -1979: Obama attended Occidental College and here he made his 1st public speech, calling for Occidental’s disinvestment from South Africa due to its policy of apartheid (mid-1981). - He graduated Bachelor of Arts with the major in political science in Columbia University in 1983. -He worked as director of the Developing Communities Project (a church-based community organization). He helped set up training program, a college preparatory tutoring program. -Entering Harvard Law School in 1988 and becoming an editor and also a first black president of the Harvard Law review. - Practicing as a civil rights lawyer and teaching at the University of Chicago Law School - Barack Obama became chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee. -1997 - 2004: State Senator ...
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