Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing
Publication Date
Fall 2011
Abstract
Using law-related current events in the classroom is a great way to engage first-year students, as well as help them develop the habit of keeping up-to-date on the current state of the law. A legal writing teacher does not have to look far to find real news stories with a legal angle that provide a teachable moment. Using the same factual scenario throughout the semester to illustrate various legal writing concepts provides continuity and gives the students the sense that they are representing an actual client.
Recommended Citation
Amy R. Stein,
This Time It’s For Real: Using Law-Related Current Events in the Classroom, 20 Perspectives 1
(2011)
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/faculty_scholarship/281
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