Sentences with phrase «associates practical legal skills»

Here are examples of how a law school and two law firms are teaching law students and associates practical legal skills, and how two firms are encouraging associates to become rainmakers by giving them a personal stake in the firm's business.

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It means reassessing articling as the principal method of teaching practical legal and business skills associated with actual law practise.

New York Law professor and program organizer Elizabeth Chambliss says several factors helped spark the initiative: deep cuts in associate hiring, recession - driven changes to the broader legal market and the Carnegie Foundation's highly critical 2007 report on how law schools are failing to teach students practical skills.

Fenwick University for Mid-level Associates As associates begin the transition from junior - to mid-level associate, it is expected that they are well on their way to developing strong, practical legAssociates As associates begin the transition from junior - to mid-level associate, it is expected that they are well on their way to developing strong, practical legassociates begin the transition from junior - to mid-level associate, it is expected that they are well on their way to developing strong, practical legal skills.