Sentences with phrase «other areas of the law school»

Another exciting development is the influence that legal writing faculty wield in other areas of the law school and university.

Not exact matches

We oppose the imposition of religious views into law, schools, and other areas of our lives that we do not welcome.

In this area of law, prosecutors work closely with experts in this field as part of a multi-disciplinary team, which includes law enforcement, social services, child advocacy centers, medical and mental health providers, the school system and many other partner agencies.

There is a long two - hour lunch break in French schools, and while this makes the day longer (maybe too long) for the kids, on the other side, the children have a good break in the middle of the day to eat their lunch slowly and digest afterwards in the recess area (French law states that children must sit at the table for a minimum of 30 minutes).

There may not be enough time to explore opportunities at school, such as other areas of law.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

Areas of Focus: school law, the U.S. Supreme Court, media coverage of education, depictions of education in movies and other popular media

«New Jersey's LIFO law forces school districts like Newark to retain ineffective teachers and, in fact, put them back in the classroom while cutting spending to other critical areas of public education.

They allege that these laws unjustly require Newark, a struggling school district, to retain ineffective teachers, while cutting millions of dollars each year from other areas of education spending or laying off more effective teachers when faced with funding deficits.

1012.32, 1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, district school boards shall adopt rules to allow for the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate to any applicant who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56 (2)(a)- (f) and (10) and who has expertise in the subject area to be taught.

At NBOA, she provides guidance and oversight of association resources and programs in the areas of employment law, risk management and other compliance and regulatory matters that impact independent school operations.

At NBOA, Lee provides guidance and oversight of association resources and programs in the areas of employment law, risk management, and other compliance and regulatory matters that impact independent school operations.

Advocates for parent and community engagement see the newly revised federal K - 12 law as an opportunity to expand their impact on states» academic goals, plans for school improvement, and other areas of policy.

Johnson, who works with schools in the Charlotte and surrounding areas, says other school districts like Cumberland County are exploring the idea of creating a specific policy and examining how current state and federal law address the topic.

Our experience extends to the areas of economic development corporations and municipal law, and in the representation of special purpose districts, cooperatives, shared service arrangements, utility districts, head start agencies, private schools, public and private colleges and universities, chambers of commerce, and education foundations as well as other nonprofit organizations.

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, agreed that it's a matter of time before the court expands its ruling to other areas of school fuSchool of Law, agreed that it's a matter of time before the court expands its ruling to other areas of school fuschool funding.

Her practice includes the representation of school districts, charter schools and other public and private entities in all areas, including labor and employment, special education and administrative law matters.

In the same way IP and litigation lawyers are well trained starting from early on in law school, e-discovery and other technology - based areas of practice need to get their due in the hallowed halls of academe.

Lauren Rad, a lawyer at Ferguson Case Orr Paterson in Ventura, California, who learned to knit as a 1L at Harvard Law School just as final exams approached, says, «Learning to knit, making mistakes while knitting and fixing those mistakes is a way to learn that mistakes in other areas of life are usually fixable, too.

Seattle University School of Law professor Joaquin Avila says he was the primary author of the 2002 California Voting Rights Act, drawing on advice from Robert Rubin, legal director for the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, and others.

«It's also an area of law that isn't really touched on when you're taking other courses in law school and it was an exciting opportunity to do that in an intense course [this] January.»

It was a truly disruptive approach to teaching that became the standard method of law school teaching (used to this day), and greatly influenced graduate school teaching in other areas.

Other schools are launching curricula and coursework in the area of fashion law.

Alternatives that have been used successfully in other schools or otherwise proposed include a certain number of seats of lower tuition for those experiencing financial hardships, public - private partnerships for projects and initiatives in the areas of legal technology and artificial intelligence to provide salaries while in law school, and a tuition forgiveness program for those who enroll in post-graduate access to justice programs.

It's important to think anybody who's looking to change, anybody's looking to grow clients, anybody's looking to change firms, change practice areas, to decide whether to go to law school in the first place, there's a whole bunch of input, and there are a lot of people out there willing to share it and having a way to systematize that process is super helpful so that if for no other reason than you say, «Hey, Julie.

If I had grown up two hours outside the Bay Area in other parts of California or in a different state in the United States I probably would not have been able to get an education and go to college and definitely not go to law school.

Mariana heads the Pro Bono initiative at the firm, including the firm's participation with the Washington Lawyer's Committee's D.C. Public School Partnership Program, which matches area law firms with individual public schools in the city to bring tutoring, mentoring, other programs and services to thousands of children.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

There are more than a few areas of legal theory, for example, in which there is excellent writing by people who never went to law school but have other disciplines which make them more than competent to teach lawyers about law.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

For all other law school based or other funded fellowships, please contact Kate Shank and Jennifer Payne at the emails above and provide the fellowship timelines, your area (s) of interest, a cover letter and your resume.

Well - versed in creating videos, podcasts, infographics and how - tos Helped with legal filings in [name of case] Performed significant legwork in [name of case] In top five percent of class at Achme Law School President of the Women's Law Club at Achme Law School Marketing and communications background Experience Legal Outreach Intern 6/1/2015 — 8/1/2015 Jackson Free Speech Organization — Philadelphia, PA Worked with area teachers to develop lesson plans for free speech and other constitutional issues.

Applied psychology includes the areas of clinical psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, human factors, psychology and law, health psychology, school psychology, community psychology and others.

Trauma Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017: The bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and other laws to revise or establish provisions related to trauma, including provisions regarding the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, Performance Partnership Pilots, health professional shortage areas, and training of school personnel, court personnel, and health care providers.

Although real estate sales people are required to pass tests based upon in - school information about legal and family law matters in the generic sense, they are by no means qualified to comment on these matters in a fashion designed to guide the client to a resolution of his / her related query, in other words, holding themselves out as experts in these areas.

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