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Blogs
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Posted by Rachele
Ciccone-Paquin
09/17/2010 at 11:44 AM
It is a rainy Sunday and I set up my canvas on my easel in my studio, unsure of what I will create but knowing that I need to be open to the possibilities that will flow forth as I place my brush to the blank canvas. The only thing I am certain of is that I plan to have a showing of the new body of work created during this, my first year at RWU SOL. This blog will be a record of my lifeʼs intersection between art and law, with some musings on meditation, yoga, eco-living and tattoos thrown in, for good measure.
My easel is the one I used while an undergraduate at RISD. I...
Posted by David
Logan
09/17/2010 at 11:36 AM
On August 15th, the School of Law welcomed 198 new students to our beautiful campus. The Class of 2013 arrived from 25 states (from places as far away as Utah and California) ready to tackle the challenges of a Roger Williams legal education. We are proud that this group is the most diverse class in the School of Law’s history.
Orientation kicked off with remarks from Paul Suttell, the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, who also administered the Oath of Professionalism. The students spent the next two days learning about the rigors of law school as well as the...
Posted by Library
Blog
09/17/2010 at 12:00 AM
Need inspiration to come up with a paper topic? The Law Library offers a variety of resources. Included are the Law Library’s WebCatalog for locating books in the collection, national or state legal newspaper for major news stories, weekly email notification of news content added to a topical BNA database, or LexisNexis and Westlaw databases.
For more details, consult the Law Library publication, "Selecting a Topic."
Posted by Writing Specialist
Blog
09/16/2010 at 05:05 PM
"Writing" Down the House
"The scene that scares you the most, that you don't want to write because it's the most difficult to write--that's the one you have to write. So I think when people have writer's block, it's because what they have to write scares them. And that's usually the heart of the book."
--Marcy Dermansky
Replace "scene" in this quote with "legal methods paper" or "seminar paper" and author Marcy Dermansky could be talking about law school writing. Writing is often scary. This fear results from many things: being beat up by the red pen in grade school, having low...
Posted by John
Pell
09/16/2010 at 01:28 PM
I'm sitting here contemplating my position on the first day of the fourth week of my 2nd year; the day after labour day.
Although one semester seems like a long time, and two is twice as long, law school goes by fast. I already need to be planning for summer internships and it's barely even September! I didn't intern last summer since I went on the London Study Abroad trip and needed at least some time for my wife (i.e., to travel to visit the in-laws). So, I'm feeling a bit pressured as to what to do with my 2nd (and last) summer of law school.
The coursework itself, however, is much more...
Posted by David
Logan
09/15/2010 at 12:00 AM
The dozen federal Courts of Appeal are a step below the Supreme Court of the United States, and Roger Williams Law has a close relationship with the First Circuit, the highest court in New England. We are especially proud of our affiliation with one of the best-known and respected appellate judges in the country, Judge Bruce Selya. Judge Selya teaches a very popular course, “The Lessons of Litigation,” regularly has our top students extern in his chambers, and is an important leader on the School of Law Board of Directors.
We also have an excellent relationship with the newest member of...
Posted by Heather
O'Connor
09/14/2010 at 11:36 PM
Almost one month has passed since my third year of law school began. Last I wrote, I was wondering what the future held. Well, some of those questions have been answered.
The first question answered is whether I was going to be bored to death my third year. Most law school students have heard the catch phrase, "First year, they scare you to death. Second year, they work you to death. Third year, they bore you to death." I can say with 100% certainty that, so far, my third year has been anything but boring. I have honestly started thinking that when I become a "real attorney," it will seem...
Posted by William
Wray
09/13/2010 at 01:41 PM
A friend of mine is starting his first year at Brown Med School. I went with him to a med student party last weekend, just a couple blocks from where I live in Providence. I was worried that an aspiring doctor party would be somewhat tame, given their advice of 'abstinence this' and 'moderation that,' but based solely on the number of students smoking cigarettes outside, it was clear the only oath in effect was hypocritic.
(I always feel kind of nauseous after a bad pun.)
About an hour in we started talking with a group of third year med students. One of them asked if we were “...
Posted by Writing Specialist
Blog
09/10/2010 at 12:57 PM
"Writing" Down the House
This interesting article, "10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly," from The Chronicle of Higher Education may be addressed to academics but could just as easily apply to lawyers/law students. Enjoy.
Posted by Library
Blog
09/09/2010 at 12:00 AM
It’s that time of year again for One L LexisNexis and Westlaw Training.
Training sessions are scheduled in both the Training Lab and the Main Computer Lab at the following times:
Wednesdays, September 15, 22 and 29 and October 6:
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, September 16, 23 and 30 and October 7:
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.