Tag: Law Schools
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Endowment
Endowment in the United States Endowment in Europe: a Definition (In the Law of France and England) The assignment or bestowment of dower to or upon a woman. (…). The providing for the officiating ministers of a church, by setting apart a certain portion of lands, etc., for their […]
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Advocacy
Advocacy in United States "Advocacy is the art of persuasion" Advocacy may be a promotion of a cause or point of view. It is also a general term related to a legal professional (advocate) who represents a client's interests in the courtroom; this term has no particular standing in […]
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Law Reviews
Law Reviews in the United States Scholarly publications sponsored by law schools. Law reviews serve as outlets for legal articles by teachers, practitioners, and judges. Editorial work and some writing are done by the best students from the sponsoring school. See citation (in U.S. law) (to […]
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Law Reviews
Law Reviews in the United States Scholarly publications sponsored by law schools. Law reviews serve as outlets for legal articles by teachers, practitioners, and judges. Editorial work and some writing are done by the best students from the sponsoring school. See citation (in U.S. law) (to […]
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Legal Education
Legal Education in the United States Training required to prepare an individual to practice law. Legal education for most persons now entering the profession of law involves completing law school. This is a relatively recent development. Well into the twentieth century, prospective lawyers […]
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Scholarships
Scholarships in the United States Scholarly Impact Ranking of Law Faculties Professor Gregory Sisk and his colleagues in the law library at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) produced a 2012 study of the 70 law faculties with the highest scholarly impact, based on both average and […]
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Hornbook
Hornbook in the United States Hornbook, Treatise and Study Aid According to the Levin College of Law (University of Florida), a hornbook, which is typically one volume, is a scholarly work that summarizes a specific area of law and is geared towards law students. It is a primer on the […]
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Law Dictionaries
Law Dictionaries in the United States A Dictionary of Law Enforcement Oxford Dictionary of Law Hein Online, Dictionary of Jurisprudence Legal Latin Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford Reference Online) LexisNexis AU •Australian Legal Words and Phrases •Butterworths Encyclopaedic […]
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Legal Encyclopedias
Legal Encyclopedias in the United States Legal encyclopedias provide (generally) a brief, integrated statement of the law. They pull together an enormous body of legal literature, definitions, rules, and practice points derived mainly from case law. Indexes and cross-references are provided. […]
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Zimmerman’s Research Guide
Zimmerman’s Research Guide in the United States The Zimmerman’s Research Guide was an online encyclopedia for legal researchers, authored by librarian and author (in Prentice Hall, one of the World’s Leading Education publishers) Andrew Zimmerman. This resource could be found at the […]
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Legal Treatises
Legal Treatises in the United States The term treatise usually refers to an in-depth scholarly work on a particular subject area. A treatise may be a single volume or a multi-volume set. Some treatises carry scholarly weight but are not too technical or theoretical to be useful to law […]
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Legal Treatises
Legal Treatises in the United States The term treatise usually refers to an in-depth scholarly work on a particular subject area. A treatise may be a single volume or a multi-volume set. Some treatises carry scholarly weight but are not too technical or theoretical to be useful to law […]