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I blogged two weeks ago about whether we were teaching law students the wrong things, the wrong way, or both. I’ve been thinking about that as I design my asynchronous summer course on transactional lawyering while grading asset and stock purchase agreements drafted by the students in my spring advanced transactional course. I taught the spring students face to face, had them work in groups, required them to do a a negotiation either in person or online, and am grading them on both individual and group work as well as class participation. When I looked at drafts of their APAs and SPAs last week, I often reminded the students to go back to old PowerPoints or the reading because it seemed as though they missed certain concepts or maybe I went through them too quickly— I’m sure they did all of the reading (ha!).  Now, while designing my online course, I’m trying to marry the best of the in person processes with some of the flipped classroom techniques that worked (and tweaking what didn’t).

Unlike many naysayers, I have no doubt that students and lawyers can learn and work remotely. For the past nine years, I have participated as a…

Last week I participated in the LawWithoutWalls kickoff in Segovia, Spain. LWOW, as it’s affectionately called, originated at the University of Miami and is the brainchild of Professor Michele DeStefano. Although I’ve served as a mentor since its inception, I’ve attached  LWOW’s summary of the program: 

Over the course of 16 weeks, each team co-creates a Project of Worth: a business case and practicable solution to a real problem sponsored by a corporate legal department, law company, or law firm. In the process, the program refines the skills of those involved, recharges the law market with innovations across business, law and technology, and revitalizes relationships with colleagues, clients, and future talent across the globe.  

 

Law and business students from 35 schools around the world work together virtually (other than the kickoff) and learn about branding, business plans, legal tech, and marketing from some of top minds in the world during weekly webinars. This year’s topics include:

  • Team A: Waste Not, Want Change: How can advances in technology further a reduction in food waste? (Sponsored by Accenture) 
  • Team B: Organizing Chaos: How can distributed ledger technology facilitate advances in identification management in the foster care system? (Sponsored by

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