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Posted by Library
Blog
02/15/2012 at 01:37 PM
Law practice has been revolutionized by mobile devices, social media, and cloud services, expanding from bricks and mortar to portable and virtual practice.
The Law Library has some great books on these topics for you. A major publisher in this area is the ABA Law Practice Management Section. The publications and programs offered by the Section are in four core areas of practice management – marketing, management, technology, and finance.
Some recent acquisitions on law practice technology are:
The 2011 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made...
Posted by David
Logan
02/14/2012 at 10:06 AM
One of the most interesting cases of the current term of the Supreme Court of the United States is U.S. v. Jones, which held that placing a GPS tracker on the car of a drug suspect violated the Constitution. The Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly turned to experts, including our own expert on criminal procedure, Emily Sack, to discuss this fascinating intersection of technology and the law.
GPS ruling breaks new ground on privacy rightsby Albert Turco and Kimberly AtkinsFebruary 9th, 2012
After punting on the issue in the past, the U.S. Supreme Court has again waded into the choppy waters of...
Posted by David
Logan
02/10/2012 at 10:20 AM
RWU Law students have a remarkably broad array of practical experiences in the summer, but none could match the work that Raquel Thomas ('12), Jared Ballin ('13), Stephen R. Deering ('11), and Katie McCann ('12) did with Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court Dennis Curran in the summer of 2011. Besides the opportunity to observe a broad range of matters in court and chambers, Judge Curran tasked them with helping prepare "An Honorable Salary?", a study of judicial compensation in the Bay State. Building on the requirement in Article XXIX of the Massachusetts...
Posted by David
Logan
02/07/2012 at 11:07 AM
The Rhode Island legal community was saddened by the death of long-time head of the Public Defender Office John Hardiman. The School of Law recently sponsored a memorial program that featured encomiums from many of his colleagues in the trenches and Andy Horwitz, now our Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, but for many years a collaborator with John in his capacity as Director of our Criminal Defense Clinic. Below is a summary of Andy’s thoughts, followed by some pictures from the event.
Members of the School of Law community were privileged to host a tribute to the late John J....
Posted by David
Logan
02/03/2012 at 09:29 AM
One of our most eclectic faculty members is Peter Margulies, whose expertise blends knowledge of Immigration Law, National Security Law, and Professional Responsibility. Peter has written important works in all 3 areas, not least his book Laws’ Detour: Justice Displaced in the Bush; Administration (NYU Press, 2010). More recently, Peter was quoted in “Unknown Knowns: Torture Suits Against Rumsfeld May Revive a 40-Year-Old Liability Case,” in the current ABA Journal.
Peter also participated in a panel of experts on National Security Law at the Annual Meeting of the...
Posted by Melanie
Shapiro
02/02/2012 at 06:10 PM
It has been a long time since I last posted. I’m in my third year and it’s busy, busy, busy! In the fall, I returned to the Immigration Clinic and took 7 classes, while also doing my writing requirement paper. (Word of advice to first and second year students: get your writing requirement over with ASAP).
This is my last semester of law school and it feels surreal! These three years have been so short and so long at the same time. Every day has been jampacked, but when you’re busy, time flies!
So now about what I want to do with the rest of my life... The Immigration...
Posted by Library
Blog
02/01/2012 at 03:39 PM
Because of technological, economic, and market pressures, the way attorneys practice law is rapidly evolving. Are you prepared?
CALI is offering a FREE nine-week, online course on Topics in Digital Law Practice to help address these issues starting Friday, February 10, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
You will need to register for the course. Use your RWU School of Law email address and type “RWU School of Law” for the organization.
You can join the course for one or all of the sessions. The presentations will be recorded and posted to the...
Posted by David
Logan
01/31/2012 at 10:16 AM
One of the hottest topics in RI is the decision of a federal judge to bar a public high school from maintaining a display in its gymnasium that is, in effect, a prayer. The student who brought the lawsuit has been vilified, as has the judge who simply was following the Constitution. Below is an article from the Sunday Projo that provides some historical context for the decision.
What would Roger Williams have done?Edward Fitzpatrick
What would Roger Williams have thought about the prayer banner at Cranston High School West?
Many are raising that question amid bitter debate...
Posted by Library
Blog
01/26/2012 at 05:26 PM
Have you used, been pressured to use, or wondered if it is okay to use your student Westlaw or LexisNexis access to conduct research on behalf of an attorney or law firm with whom you are employed? If you are doing this, then stop. If you have been pressured to do this, do not give in. If you have wondered if it is okay, the answer is “NO.” The Legal Skills Prof blog recently reported on this very issue.
The Utah State Bar Ethics Advisory Committee was asked to consider whether it is a violation of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct for an attorney to...
Posted by David
Logan
01/24/2012 at 05:25 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Last week we reflected on that question as the Office of Diversity and Outreach, directed by Deborah Johnson, presented the School of Law’s seventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. On Monday, members of the RWU Law community and their families answered the question by joining volunteers from the Rhode Island School of Design, the Mount Hope Learning Center, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Providence, for a MLK Day of Arts and...