Four different groups of respondents completed a set of simulation exercises intended to reflect lawyering skills involved in client interviews. Results suggest the appropriateness of simulation exercises as measures of clinical skills in legal education and the effectiveness of clinical programs in promoting development of such skills in law…

This survey and analysis provides a picture of the role of each component of Ames (the cases, BSA advisors, arguments, and judges) in overall student attitudes towards the program. Understanding student reactions to Ames through appropriate polling can improve the quality of debate over the program and its contribution to first year study. (LBH)

At the end of each academic year in most law schools, the faculty face the task of deciding what to do with that year's academically disqualified students. Experiences at Texas Tech University are used to illustrate a philosophy and approach in handling disqualification situations. (MLW)

It is proposed that a few "destinct and lively pictures" be included in teaching materials in order to stimulate study of constitutional law instruction. A picture is seen as a door to ideas. (MLW)

Developments in legal education in Papua New Guinea are examined and the efforts to meet the challenge of the International Legal Center to produce "new kinds of law-trained people" are analyzed. In recent years a conscious effort has been made to produce an entirely new approach to legal education. (MLW)

As law schools shed their pervasive elitism, clinical training will grow in scope and importance. Lawyers who meet the demands of a broad-based clientele cannot function with the limited skills that traditional education has provided. Law schools will have to train people to operate independently. (MLW)

The potential for using case examples in the education of evaluators is paralleled to the legal case method of instruction currently used in the education of law students. Ways in which such cases are used in instruction are discussed. Types of information an evaluation case history might contain are then documented and the QUEMAC acronym is…

Outlined are the establishment of the law school in 1967, development of an administrative staff, design of the curriculum, clinical experience program, growth of the faculty, composition of the student body and prospects for the future. Available from William S. Hein and Co., Inc., 1285 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209. (MSE)

In this statement prepared for an orientation program for incoming law students, focus is on the general objectives of legal training and on student expectations. (LBH)

A way is described to expose first-year law students to a whole case and thus to blend in appellate decisions, statutes, and scholarly articles as they might be discovered and used by the parties and the court. (MLW)

An experimental program at Stanford University called "Lawyering Process" is described. The goals of the course include: (1) introducing legal planning and basic interpersonal skills; (2) examining the concepts of "professionalism"; (3) placing legal research and writing assignments in the context of law practice; and (4)…

Many law professors feel challenged by the "quiet" student who does not participate readily in class discussions. Identifying the quiet students is seen as the key to getting them involved. A range of responses to attract the quiet student's attention and some alternatives to attract interest are provided. (MLW)

Addressed are the questions of what factors other than intellectual ability influence achievement in law school, and whether these influences are felt differently by women and men. The study results indicate that, generally, women who see themselves as being "masculine" are more successful in law school. (JMD)

The Land Development Law course at George Washington University is an approach to teach the basic concepts of land management and control through a "game" simulation. Instead of studying the law, students actively participate in a simulated real-life environment where they can practice and develop their legal skills. (MLW)