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Blogs
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Posted by Heather
O'Connor
02/12/2010 at 02:26 PM
The first few weeks, or maybe even months of getting called on was scary. I was envious of those people that could be in the hot seat and it seemed like just an ordinary conversation between them and the professor. That person is not me. Whenever I get called on – correction, whenever I hear the professor even start to say, “Ms. . .” – I can feel my blood start to boil and all the facts, issues, and ideas I had about any particular case just start floating out of my brain. And then someone else gets called on instead of me. Everything comes...
Posted by David
Logan
02/12/2010 at 01:00 AM
The results are in for the 2009 bar exams, and once again RWU Law grads performed at a very high level. Of the 140 members of the Class of 2009 that sat for the July bar exam in our top five states (in order: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey), 129 passed at least one bar exam – for an overall pass rate of 92%.
Our first time pass rate for the July 2009 bar exam for all graduates of RWU Law in these key states was equally impressive.
93% Massachusetts 85% Rhode Island 81% New York ...
Posted by Library
Blog
02/10/2010 at 01:00 AM
A representative from CCH will be available in the Main Computer Lab on Wednesday, February 24 between 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to offer quick demos of and answer questions about CCH Intelliconnect.
CCH (Commerce Clearing House) has been a leading legal publisher since 1913. CCH Intelliconnect provides numerous virtual “mini’ research libraries on a range of law topics that are handled by solo and law firm practitioners. Under each topic, the researcher has access to the full text or summaries of pertinent statutes, case law and agency regulations and decisions as well as...
Posted by Heather
O'Connor
02/04/2010 at 03:43 PM
I figure I should start this little writing journey by telling you about why I am in law school, and why I chose to spend the three years of my law school career at RWU.
Growing up, I wanted nothing more than to be a stay at home mom. I wanted to be one of those barefoot, pregnant ladies that spent time cooking, cleaning, and playing with my kids. Ok, maybe not so much the cleaning part, but I definitely wanted to be involved in my future children’s lives as much as possible. However, life has a funny way of making you reconsider your options. I was married...
Posted by Library
Blog
02/04/2010 at 01:00 AM
During your study of courses your professors might mention or you might read references to the Restatements. The Restatements are a project of the American Law Institute. Founded in 1923, the American Law Institute is comprised of leading lawyers, judges, and law professors who draft, discuss, revise, and publish the Restatements, model statutes and principles of law that are influential in the courts and legislatures.
The Restatement sets are an attempt to provide a “restatement” of the general principles of the common law on various subjects such as agency, conflict of laws,...
Posted by David
Logan
02/03/2010 at 01:00 AM
Several years ago, Associate Dean Michael Yelnosky embarked on a study that would capture one important (and objective) measure of the quality of a law school: how often its faculty published in the most prestigious law journals. Building on a methodology used by Brian Leiter to compare law schools at the top of the US News rankings, Michael focused on the other 100+ schools, many of which we were confident had strong, productive faculties.
Michael counted the number of articles published in the “top 50 journals” and divided that by the number of full-time, tenure-track faculty at each school...
Posted by Peter
Eraca
02/01/2010 at 02:25 PM
The beginning of the second semester is probably one of the most stressful of all. While you would think the first semester “end game” of exams would be (and don’t get me wrong, it is), finding out how you did on those exams is unnerving. Unlike being an undergrad, our grades don’t get posted until January. What I find amazing at times is that, like undergrad, students seem to have various methods (or mind-sets) of checking their grades. Some people will obsess and check them hourly even though they are posted around 4 PM (that was me in the beginning), others will only check when they know a...