Shows some of the problems encountered in a skills-oriented course and focuses on methods of dealing with them. Though a law program is discussed, the philosophy of teaching skill development rather than task performance is applicable to other cooperative education enterprises. (JOW)

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…

The developmental needs of law students and the implications of these needs for counselors and for counselor education and legal education are discussed. (Author)

Describes the establishment of a unique internship program that combines the traditionally different approaches used in legal education and counselor education. (Author)

Discusses when law students legitimize the expectations of their professors rather than those of their peers. (Author)

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)

Although the underlying constitutional parameters of the sixth amendment seem to be established (regarding guaranteed right to counsel), much remains to be clarified in the area of student practice. Clinical education and promulgation of student practice rules expands unabated. Available from Dennis & Co., 251 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203. (MSE)

To test the rationale of Rule 13, which requires 54 semester hours in 14 subject matter areas for bar examination eligibility, a study analyzed the performance of 272 Indiana University Law School graduates on the Indiana bar exam. No course or group of courses was found to have any consistent relationship to success or failure. (JT)

Noting the increasing role of economics in the law, many law schools have introduced formal economics instruction into their curricula. Several of the controversies surrounding liberal arts courses taught in law schools are examined. Prior formal coursework in the subject appeared to have no relationship to course performance. (MLW)

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)

The modern women's movement and the exigencies of the Vietnam War combined to produce a dramatic change in the composition of law school student bodies in only a few years. The speed with which women continue to be incorporated into the legal profession will be affected by many factors. (MLW)

There is a growing interest in the field of speech communication by legal educators and a mutual interest in the legal process by communication educators. One dimension of this interest is the development of undergraduate courses that focus on communication in the legal process. One such course is offered at the University of Massachusetts,…

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)