Sentences with phrase «for legal educators»

This inventory also will serve as a valuable resource for legal educators who are trying to design their curricula to keep pace with a rapidly changing legal landscape.

This week's discussion paper fired a warning that its recomendations for legal educators may not make for pretty reading....»

This organization, composed of clinical legal educators from across the country, was formed in part to provide a forum for legal educators to share best practices and to encourage the promotion and improvement of clinical legal education in Canadian Law Schools.

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After all, it was through political and legal struggles over many years, and as a result of compromises, that other Western democracies recognized the pluralistic nature of a free society and adopted policies protecting the rights of parents and of educators to maintain and receive public funding for faith - based schools.

See the Schoolhouse page about legal issues for home educators in Scotland.

Currently, CHN has had to suspend it's services for lack of a dedicated legislative liaison to keep Christian Heritage Home Educators of Washington and or Home School Legal Defense Association informed.

«Some issues that we were hoping to see addressed were not, among them the baselining of funding in the budget for initiatives such as legal aid for anti-eviction services and Teacher's Choice, a program that reimburses educators for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice,» she said.

He has worked for the legal department of New York State United Teachers, where he helped defend educators facing discrimination.

But Cuomo's sympathies for the legal rights of labor are heightened by his desire for peace with the United Federation of Teachers, which represents the city's educators.

If you want more information, you can read the official state memo covering everything from the exemption of SGP scores from the state's Open Public Records Act and the process for administrators to access data through a centralized information - management system, to corrective action plans for low - rated educators and legal requirements for tenure cases, to the score certification process and accessing official course roster data.

A lack of understanding about legal rights and the positive steps to take has made it hard for trans educators to stay in their jobs.

Educators who derive strength and encouragement from praying for their students might feel better equipped to succeed in the classroom if they have legal and respectful ways to connect with colleagues who feel similarly.

«Due to legal issues and concerns about parental reaction, however, filtering is a fact of life for most educators.

But is it within the competence (not to mention the legal authority) of the federal government to solve those problems, or will their efforts to do so simply make things worse for educators, school leaders, and policymakers in the places that really matter?

Although these rules are most appropriate for educators at the building level, governing boards and central office personnel need to be aware of them in order to ensure school safety by developing sound policies in consultation with their legal advisors to better protect the safety of all students in their care.

Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..

Trainings and professional development opportunities for educators, legal professionals and law enforcement.

For those educators looking for liability insurance, access to legal counsel, and other critical benefits, educators at Deerfield, and in every district in Kansas, have the option to join KANAFor those educators looking for liability insurance, access to legal counsel, and other critical benefits, educators at Deerfield, and in every district in Kansas, have the option to join KANAfor liability insurance, access to legal counsel, and other critical benefits, educators at Deerfield, and in every district in Kansas, have the option to join KANAAE.

Immigrants» Rights FAQ - MALDEF The Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) offers an FAQ on immigrant rights for students, educators and social service providers.

A lack of understanding about legal rights and the positive steps to take has made it hard for trans educators to stay in their jobs; this discrimination is unacceptable.

If a student or his or her parent notifies the administration of the decision to transition during the school year, convene a meeting with the student and parents (if they are involved in the process) to discuss their preferences and any concerns to help find solutions that are in the best interest of the entire school community; develop a timeline for the transition in order to create conditions for a safe and supporting environment at the school; provide appropriate information and training for any educators that interact directly with the student on the transition plan, timelines for transition, and any relevant legal requirements; and develop a communications plan that outlines who needs to know what information, when, and how it will be communicated.

Legislation to protect Dreamers — including the 20,000 educators with DACA — that includes pathways to legal status or citizenship would not only increase the GDP, creating more revenue with which to improve public schools, but it would also mean that students and families across the country currently living in fear of deportation could focus on both their education and creating a better future for themselves and their communities.99

A critical case study is for the educators or the schools; investigative case study is for the legal teams to provide the relevant factual evidence.

As part of a legal change, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education decided on a 90 - 10 rule that would allow for - profit educators to accept money from federal aid programs so long as 10 % of their students paid out of pocket.

If legal educators better understand current and emerging needs and expectations of the legal profession along with trends in the business and practice of law, the academy will be better able to prepare students for successful entry into the profession.

Since 2005, Slaw.ca has been Canada's online legal magazine, written by and for the Canadian law community: lawyers, librarians, technologists, marketers, students, educators and everyone in between.

This is the task for modern legal educators — we must recognize that future law students may not have the same literacy skills that we have always expected them to acquire before law school, and thus, we must learn to teach and preserve the skills that new lawyers still need, even in an increasingly digital, e-literate world.

In this Article, I will argue that, as legal educators, we must balance our use of technology for pedagogical purposes against the importance of preserving linear, text - based literacy.

She also co-founded Legal Hackers LA, a recurring meetup for practitioners, students, educators and entrepreneurs to explore new ideas related to legal practice and entrepreneurLegal Hackers LA, a recurring meetup for practitioners, students, educators and entrepreneurs to explore new ideas related to legal practice and entrepreneurlegal practice and entrepreneurship.

Among those exploring the need for reform of legal education are several highly regarded law school deans and legal educators.

But for the last 5 years I've carved out a career as a professional legal educator dedicated to helping aspiring and practicing attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession.

The program also features a new «Indigenous Legal Lodge,» a publicly accessible educational resource for engagement, debate, public education and partnership on Indigenous legal traditions and relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nationLegal Lodge,» a publicly accessible educational resource for engagement, debate, public education and partnership on Indigenous legal traditions and relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nationlegal traditions and relationships between Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous individuals including students, educators, businesses, governments and judges nationwide.

As global legal educators, we at BARBRI believe in the importance of training 21st century lawyers for a global legal career and it is therefore our mission to enhance your professional development to enable you to achieve your goals and objectives.

Created by a team of legal writers and educators, PLEA's high school resources can fulfill objectives for a wide variety of subject areas.

Innovations that receive a lot of attention, such as Harvard's introduction of intensive skills training for first - year law students, or Northwestern's introduction of a two - year J.D. program, had in fact already been introduced in a number of other law schools.33 Social science studies of innovation in legal education would permit legal educators to focus more substantively on innovative changes regardless of the ranking of the school that is introducing them — and would thus permit educators across the country to learn from one another.34

In its relatively short life, however, CLIC played a valuable role as prophet, educator and motivator in preparing the legal information community for the dramatic changes that were to come.

Volunteer attorneys can protect First Amendment rights and support juror rights education by assisting FIJA pro bono in securing injunctions against these types of legal arrests, representing juror rights educators who are falsely prosecuted for jury tampering, and so on.

Tina L. Stark urges legal educators to respond to this recognition by developing what she has termed an «integrated transactional curriculum» 7 to prepare law students for transactional practice, much like the integrated litigation curriculum that exists at many law schools.

As a former educator, I'm really proud of the curriculum and learning environment that we're building for them this year and I'm confident that we're going to send out a new wave of legal innovators every year.

If you advise aspiring lawyers, get the latest information from a lawyer and experienced legal educator for free!

69 UMKC L. Rev. 499, 501 n. 10 (2001)(«Many legal educators believe that law schools should deliver legal education, particularly in the first year, in the same way (Socratically) to all students, that one test per semester is a true measure of student competency, and that those who don't succeed under that [M] ethod should be excluded from law school for academic reasons.»).

Kris has spoken at numerous legal seminars, including speaking engagements concerning «Motions in Limine: Protecting the Story» (Panel Member, NELA - GA / ICLE Trying Your Best: Employment Law Goes to Court Seminar, 2017), «Reductions in Force» (Professional Association Of Georgia Educators, 2012), «Settlement Agreements and Keeping the Deal» (State Bar of Georgia, General Practice and Trial Section, 2011), «Update on Employment Law» (General Practice And Trial Law Section Institute, 2011), «Employment Law in the Trenches» (General Practice and Trial Law Institute 2009), EEOC Atlanta 2008 Technical Assistance Program Seminar, «Firing Public Employees: Lessons Learned from the Perspective of Plaintiff and Defense Counsel» (Liability of Local Governments Seminar 2007), «Busting the Cap on Damages in Employment Litigation» (Managing Damages in Employment Litigation Seminar 2007), «State Law and Other Non-Traditional Claims: Crash Course, Questions to Ask, and New Developments» (Employment Law for the General Practitioner and for the Pros).

In October, I'll present on the national project I've been working on for over a year to a room of legal educators, legal employers, and bar leaders from across the country.

CALIcon16 The 26th Annual CALI Conference for Law School Computing brings together leading academics, educators, institutional leaders, and technology professionals to discuss the transformation of legal education through technology and innovation.

List of Scholarships that Don't Require Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Permanent Residency - from Educators for Fair Consideration

From September 2014 — September 2015 researchers at the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution conducted over 30 interviews and 5 focus groups with justice stakeholders including lawyers, legal educators, legal entrepreneurs, legal clinic staff, policy makers, governments, judges, trusted intermediaries and users, in order to gain insight into how we might build capacity for innovation within the civil -LSB-...]

The program will draw on NCSC's decades of experience advancing legal education and training for justice sector professionals, legal educators, and students across the region.

The award is presented annually to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to improve the field of legal writing by demonstrating an ability to nurture and motivate students to excellence; a willingness to help other legal writing educators improve their teaching skills or their legal writing programs; and an ability to create and integrate new ideas for teaching and motivating legal writing educators and students.

The Institute for the Future Law Practice is interested in working with lawyers, legal educators, and allied professionals who believe that we need a new generation of legal professionals who can work more effectively in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.

Although many of us who are middle aged or older can remember prior economic recessions (for example, the early 1980s, the early 1990s, and right after September 11th), there is a palpable sense among legal employers and legal educators that this particular recession feels different.