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Live-Fire

by John on February 20, 2010

in Law School

One thing that throws just how contrived law school can be into sharp relief is when a law student sees real lawyering in action. That’s what happened to Jansen: Unlike the raging husband, the Moot Court clients aren’t standing next to me. There’s no sobbing wife, angry mother, or threat of jail time. The lack [...]

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Jumping Higher or a Lower Bar?

by John on February 7, 2010

in Law School

The lack of consistency in law school grading is one of the top reasons law school is so stressful. The law student whose grades correlate perfectly with the time spent and his or her understanding of the class simply hasn’t been delighted or screwed by a grade they feel they didn’t deserve. Unless you are [...]

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Grading Oddities

by John on April 29, 2009

in Law School

On the midst of law school exams, we might as well talk grades. Yesterday The Shark summarized three posts from PrawfsBlawg about grading, particularly in the upper level courses. The three posts talked about the effect of three nontraditional grading schemes: uncurved seminar courses, “flex courses”, and professors changing grades based on subjective measures. Brian [...]

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