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  JSTOR: Duke University School of Law
Duke Law School was established as a graduate and professional school in 1930.
Although Duke University is young by comparison to other major American universities, its academic programs and professional schools together have attained an international stature and a reputation for quality and innovation that few universities can match.
Among the Law School's unique strengths are an extensive network of interdisciplinary collaboration across the Duke campus and an emphasis in teaching and research initiatives addressing global and international issues.
www.jstor.org /journals/dusl.html   (371 words)

  
 USC Gould School of Law
Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum (Duke University School of Law) - The Forum takes advantage of the Law School's close relationship with the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy as it presents scholarship related to both the legal and policy analyses of environmental issues.
Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy (Duke University School of Law) - An interdisciplinary publication devoted to the discussion of gender issues in the context of law and public policy.
Michigan Journal of Race and Law (University of Michigan Law School) - The central purpose of the Michigan Journal of Race and Law is to establish a critical legal publication that serves as a forum for the exploration of race issues, specifically those issues that are traditionally neglected in mainstream legal discourse.
law.usc.edu /library/resources/journals/subject.cfm   (4620 words)

  
 Chemerinsky, Fisk to Join Duke Law Faculty
Chemerinsky is currently the Sidney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law at the University of Southern California, where he teaches courses in constitutional law and court procedure both in the law school and for undergraduates.
A graduate of Princeton University and Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley, she was previously a professor and the William M. Rains Fellow at Loyola Law School.
Prior to her academic career, Fisk practiced law with a Washington, D.C., firm, was an appellate lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice and clerked for 9th U.S. Circuit Court Judge William A. Norris.
www.dukenews.duke.edu /2004/03/chemerinsky_0304_print.htm   (548 words)

  
 Duke University Law School
Law student instruction will be inegrated into the required 9th grade social studies course, "Economic and Political Systems in Action." The 9th grade course features a unit on the legal system during the first semester.
In the second semester, plans are underway to have law students prepare 9th graders for a mock trial competition - possibly in conjunction with the University of North Carolina and Central Law schools.
Duke funds the Pro Bono Director's position and a portion of her time will be spend coordinating the program.
www.streetlaw.org /Duke_survey.htm   (294 words)

  
 Duke University School of Law
The Project connects Duke law students with nonprofit, governmental and educational institutions in the Law School's surrounding community which are in need of law student assistance on projects serving the public.
Law students who have engaged in pro bono work are recognized with a spring public interest and pro bono dinner at which faculty members serve the students NC BBQ.
The Law School community is invited to help select four to seven books, and the authors of those books speak at programs scheduled in the next academic year.
www.abanet.org /legalservices/probono/lawschools/33.html   (2055 words)

  
 Duke University School of Law Admission: Vault Student Surveys
Duke Law School is an ideal law school among the top law schools for job placement at a top law firm anywhere in the country or around the world.
Duke's career placement office is one of the school's greatest strengths.
The Duke campus is generally regarded as one of the most beautiful in t...
www.vault.com /law-school-admissions/Duke-University-School-of-Law.html   (605 words)

  
 Capital University Law School
He graduated first in his class from the University of Louisville School of Law and received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Dayton and a LL.M. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Professor Charles E. Cohen joins the Capital University Law School law faculty as an assistant professor in the areas of property law and commercial law.
She previously was a law clerk to The Honorable Avern Cohn of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
www.law.capital.edu /news/03newfaculty.asp   (759 words)

  
 Duke University
Duke Law School uses version of the 4.0 scale, with grades given as numbers to the first decimal place (3.1, 3.2, etc.).
Law & Contemporary Problems[376] is the school’s oldest journal and its topics embrace “an interdisciplinary perspective with contributions by lawyers, economists, social scientists, scholars in other disciplines, and public officials.” The Journal occasionally publishes student notes related to past symposia.
The Duke Law & Technology Review[383] is an electronic publication regarding the “intersection of law and technology.” Unlike most journals, which focus primarily on faculty-written articles, the Review focuses on student-written “issue briefs” or “iBriefs,” that keep pace with the changing field.
www.bcgsearch.com /crc/book2005/duke_uni.html   (1034 words)

  
 Admissions
We were among the first law schools in the country to integrate international programs throughout our curriculum.
The Law School also provides leadership at national and international levels in efforts to improve the law and legal institutions through teaching, research and other forms of public service.
Duke is an ambitious law school that seeks out and encourages ambitious students.
www.law.duke.edu /admis   (369 words)

  
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In addition, the School, and the University more generally, is home to a range of academic and other related activity concerning Chinese law.
The host institution is Renmin (People's) University of China School of Law, internationally recognized as one of China's premier law schools.
UCLA also is involved in a joint criminal law project with the Criminal Law Institute at the China University of Political Science and Law, and maintains institutional relationships with other Chinese law schools.
www.ncuscr.org /Resources/Rule_of_Law/revised_law_school_programs.htm   (2784 words)

  
 Duke University School of Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The School of Law is one of 10 schools and colleges at Duke University.
The first addition to the Law School was completed in 1994, and a polished granite facade was added to the rear exterior of the building.
In 2005, Duke Law was featured in the June 6th unveiling of the Open Access Law Program, an initiative of Creative Commons, for its work in pioneering open access to legal scholarship.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_University_School_of_Law   (851 words)

  
 Capital University Law School - Faculty Bios - Susan Rozelle
J.D., magna cum laude, Duke University School of Law, 1999.
Professor Rozelle joined the Capital University Law School faculty in 2003 and is a visiting professor at Seattle University School of Law for the 2006-2007 school year.
Prior to teaching, she served as a law clerk to Justice Mel L. Greenberg of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and as a law clerk to Justice Roderick L. Ireland of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
www.law.capital.edu /Faculty/Bios/srozelle.asp   (261 words)

  
 05-13-00: DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW HOODING CEREMONY REMARKS OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO
I come from a state that has a sunshine law, that has a public records law, that says almost everything is public after it is no longer necessary in terms of criminal investigation and prosecution.
Provide aftercare after school and summertime supervision, so the children are not at loose ends and unsupervised and at risk.
When I went to law school, there was no course work in ADR negotiation, but we've done a great deal in the justice department to teach people how to negotiate, how to use appropriate dispute -- dispute resolution techniques.
www.usdoj.gov /archive/ag/speeches/2000/051300agduke.htm   (2498 words)

  
 Northwestern University School of Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The law school was founded in 1859 and is one of eleven academic entities at Northwestern University.
The Journal of Law and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the impact of the law on different aspects of society.
Northwestern Law's Investor Protection Center is one of fewer than 10 such centers in the country and the first among law schools in the Midwest.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northwestern_University_School_of_Law   (3117 words)

  
 Proof for Duke Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series Vol. 7, No. 1
Additionally, if the model is to gain significant traction, practical problems involving the division of consulting revenues between scientists and universities as well as inefficient biological science publication norms will have to be addressed.
The Article's chief contributions include an expansion of the behavioral economic approach to include a host of variables in health psychology, a behavioral refinement of empirical health economics, a behavioral critique of Medicaid policy, and a menu of suggested Medicaid reforms.
I argue that, in the early days of the European Community, rights before the Commission were patterned on the laws and legal traditions of the dominant Member States.
papers.ssrn.com /sol3/sample_issues/209452.html   (2313 words)

  
 Foulston Siefkin Lecture -- Washburn University School of Law
Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Alston and Bird Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law
Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law
washburnlaw.edu /wlj/foulston   (875 words)

  
 Duke University. School of Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1904, the Trinity College School of Law was founded; the school was reorganized in 1930 when the new Duke University campus was opened.
Primarily records of the Deans and Assistant Deans, the Alumni Affairs Office, the Duke Bar Association, and Law School committees, including the Nixon Portrait Committee (1968-1973).
Restriction: Records are closed for 25 years from their date of origin except by permission of the University Archivist and the head of the office of record.
www.duke.edu /web/Archives/holdings/admin/lawschl.html   (250 words)

  
 Welcome to Pace Law School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
While in law school, she published two scholarly articles in professional law journals on the topic of using land use law to preserve barrier islands.
Professor Cohen is a 1998 cum laude graduate of Pace Law School and was Associate Director of the law school's Social Justice Center.
After completing his Masters in Environmental Law at Pace, Professor Tafur served as a staff attorney at Pace Law School's Energy Project and later joined the legal team at Riverkeeper, Inc. Professor Tafur is currently litigating energy-related cases that affect the Hudson River and surrounding communities.
www.pace.edu /lawschool/facbios/adjuncts.html   (3286 words)

  
 School of Law - The University of Mississippi - Ole Miss - Oxford, MS
School of Law - The University of Mississippi - Ole Miss - Oxford, MS Contact Admissions
Myers is the author of numerous published articles (including the Duke Law Journal, Minnesota Law Review, Law and Contemporary Problems, the Washington and Lee Law Review, and the Columbia VLA Journal of Law and the Arts).
Professor Myers has served on ABA committees for antitrust, business torts, and media law and has been a visiting professor at William and Mary and Tulane Law Schools.
www.olemiss.edu /depts/law_school/faculty/myers_gary.html   (262 words)

  
 Gov. Easley Cabinet Secretary Swinson Selected to Join Duke University Medical Center as Vice President - Dukehealth.org
Her selection was announced jointly by Victor J. au, M.D., chancellor for health affairs at Duke and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, and John F. Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations at Duke.
She serves on many boards and commissions, and is involved in a number of professional and civic organizations, ranging from the National Association of State Chief Administrators to the American Bar Association to the North Carolina in the World Advisory Board.
Swinson has a master of laws degree from Duke University School of Law, a law degree from the Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
www.dukehealth.org /news/9446   (724 words)

  
 CU Law School -
Following law school, Professor Spitko clerked for the Honorable Gerald Bard Tjoflat, who was then Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
While at NYU, she received the Mendes Hershman Prize for excellence in writing in the field of property law; the William Miller Memorial Award for outstanding scholarship in the field of municipal law; and the Leonard M. Henkin Prize for her note on the equal rights portion of the Fourteenth Amendment.
At the University of Cincinnati College of Law, she teaches courses in evidence, employment discrimination, judicial decision-making and the role of the jury, and sports and the law.
www.colorado.edu /Law/lawreview/issues/authors/v76-3.htm   (885 words)

  
 Santa Clara University School of Law : Faculty: E. Gary Spitko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
E. Gary Spitko is a Professor of Law at the Santa Clara University School of Law.
While a law student at Duke, Professor Spitko served as an editor of the Duke Law Journal, and as the Executive Editor of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum.
Following law school, Professor Spitko served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gerald Bard Tjoflat, who was then Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
www.scu.edu /law/faculty/fulltime/fcty_1062.html   (403 words)

  
 NCCU School of Law - Faculty Listing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., Duke University.
L. Mills is Dean and Professor of Law at the North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina.
She coordinated visits of Ghanaian judges and the Ghana School of Law Dean to North Carolina Central University Law School.
www.nccu.edu /law/faculty/faculty/mills.html   (241 words)

  
 Remarks of the Chief Justice, My Life in the Law Series, Duke University School of Law, April 13, 2002
Taft was graduated second in his class from Yale in 1878 and attended the University of Cincinnati law school.
He was graduated first in his class from Columbia Law School, achieved a record high score on the New York bar examination and in 1884 was admitted to practice at the age of twenty-two.
But, according to Justice Douglas, Stone was unable to shake his role as a law school professor, and as a result he led off the discussion with a full statement of his own views, then turned over the floor to the senior Associate Justice.
www.supremecourtus.gov /publicinfo/speeches/sp_04-13-02.html   (7131 words)

  
 Joseph Olson, Professor Hamline University School of Law
Joseph Olson, Professor Hamline University School of Law
Professor Olson has served as administrative law judge for the state of Minnesota and has consulted with judges, state legislators, and municipal officials.
While in law school he was elected to the academic honor society Order of the Coif.
www.hamline.edu /law/professors/joseph_olson.html   (330 words)

  
 William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV
Professor LaFrance is a 1986 graduate (with high honors) of Duke University School of Law where she served as executive editor of the Duke Law Journal.
She also earned her M.A. in philosophy from the Duke University School of Graduate Studies in 1986.
She is the co-author of an intellectual property casebook published by West, and has published articles on intellectual property and taxation in such journals as Southern California Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, Emory Law Journal, and Virginia Tax Review.
www.law.unlv.edu /faculty_maryLaFrance.html   (128 words)

  
 USDOJ: OARM: Law Schools Represented at the Department of Justice
USDOJ: OARM: Law Schools Represented at the Department of Justice
Law Schools Represented at the Department of Justice
University of California School of Law, L.A. University of California, San Francisco Hastings College of Law
www.usdoj.gov /oarm/arm/law_schools.htm   (61 words)

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