Resources
This section of the website provides access to non-Institute publications. We thank the individual authors for their willingness to make these materials available to the greater law school community.
Bibliographies
- Young, Paula, "Bibliography of Books and Articles on Active Learning and other Techniques for Teaching Law" (updated through July 2008) (130 KB PDF).
- See also 1994 and 2000 Special Editions of Gonzaga Law Review featuring annotated bibliographies of current methods for law teaching.
Books/Monographs
- Corrine, Cooper, Getting Graphic 2: Visual Tools for Teaching and Learning Law (Learn more...) (Download, 2.2 MB PDF) (lacks Bankruptcy flow chart)
- Hess, Gerald and Friedland, Steve, Techniques for Teaching Law (1999) (Learn more / download individual chapters...) (Download fulltext, 14.9 MB PDF)
- Munro, Gregory S., Outcomes Assessment for Law Schools (Learn more...) (Download, 6.5 MB PDF)
- Stuckey, Roy, et al., Best Practices for Legal Education (Clinical Legal Education Association, 2007). ISBN: 9780979295508. (908 KB PDF)
- A Survey of Law School Curricula (Curriculum Report)
A study, conducted by the American Bar Association (ABA), reports the results of surveys of ABA-approved law schools regarding curricular reform between 1992 and 2002. Gives special attention to changes, innovations and trends in legal education over this period.
(Order for $19 from the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar at (312) 988-6751.)
Law Review Articles / Symposia
- See Hess and Schwartz articles on teaching and learning.
- Humanizing Legal Education Symposium held at Washburn University School of Law, October 19-21, 2007. Selected articles published 47 Washburn Law Journal (2008). See also the symposium website.
- Gonzaga Law Review (Special issues)
- 1994 Special Edition on Current Methods for Law Teaching
- 2000 Special Edition on Current Methods for Law Teaching
- 2002 Law Teaching Issue
- Articles on teaching specific courses published in the Saint Louis University Law Journal's Annual Teaching Issue.
- "From Both Sides Now: The Job Talk's Role in Matching Candidates with Law Schools," by Anne M. Enquist, Paula Lustbader, and John Mitchell (Seattle University School of Law).
Online Resources (Website, Blogs, etc.)
See selected links and descriptions.
Videos
- Lustbader, Zimet, Hess, Teach to the Whole Class: Barriers and Pathways to Learning (Learn more and watch video)
- Principles for Enhancing Legal Education (Gerald Hess, Paula Lustbader, Laurie Zimet) (Learn more and watch video)
- A Day in the Life of Law School Teaching (produced by Larry Dubin) (35 minutes) (Learn more and watch video)
