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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
By Gerry W. Beyer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/
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Sep 20
Article on Relaxed Formalism: The Validation of Flawed Will
Article on Relaxed Formalism: The Validation of Flawed WillDoron Menashe Sr. recently posted an Article entitled, Relaxed Formalism: The Validation of Flawed Wills, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Law eJournal. Provided below is an abstract of the Article: Section 25 of the Succession Law, 19651… -
Sep 20
The Foreign Asset Protection Trust Failures Continue in Solow
The Foreign Asset Protection Trust Failures Continue in SolowMr. and Mrs. Solow shuffled nearly $6.5 million into a Cook Island Trust by mortgaging their homes. This fortuitous transfer happened to occur before the SEC filed suit against Mr. Solow alleging that he had participated in a fraudulent… -
Sep 20
Book on The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
Book on The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive DeclineDale Bredesen recently published a book entitled, The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline (2017). Provided below is a summary of the book: A groundbreaking plan to prevent and reverse Alzheimer’s…
Rank this Week: 68
The Ginger Law Librarian
The Ginger Law Librarian
The Ginger Law Librarian discusses all things law libraries, legal research and writing, and law schools.
http://gingerlibrarian.blogspot.com
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Sep 19
Our Changing Role: A Survey of Law Firm Librarian
Our Changing Role: A Survey of Law Firm LibrarianAs this study indicates, the legal profession is nearly a decade into fundamental, structural change. And perhaps no single role has seen greater impact than the law firm librarian. Budget pressures, shrinking law library footprints, a… -
Sep 14
The Dark Side of Open Access Publishing
The Dark Side of Open Access PublishingNormally, I am a staunch advocate for open-access (OA) publishing. See previous blog posts on OA here, here, here, here, and here. But with a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req'd.), it became clear that advocating… -
Sep 12
Competitive Intelligence in Academic Law Librarie
Competitive Intelligence in Academic Law LibrarieCompetitive intelligence (CI) is decidedly in the law firm setting. Law firms use CI to:gather and analyze information about a competitors’ activities and general business trends to further their goals;gather, analyze, and manage…
Rank this Week: 95
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…
JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.
http://jotwell.com/
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Sep 20
Limitations on the Business Case for Diversity
Limitations on the Business Case for DiversityJamillah Bowman Williams, Breaking Down Bias: Legal Mandates vs. Corporate Interests, Wash. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2017), available on SSRN.Marcia L. McCormickThose working in antidiscrimination law are well-versed in the central role that the… -
Sep 19
Who Should Terminate or Modify Irrevocable Trusts?
Who Should Terminate or Modify Irrevocable Trusts?Bradley E.S. Fogel, Terminating or Modifying Irrevocable Trusts by Consent of the Beneficiaries—A Proposal to Respect the Primacy of the Settlor’s Intent, 50 Real Prop., Tr. & Est. L.J. 337 (2016). Michael Yu Professor Bradley… -
Sep 18
When the Life of the Law is Logic
When the Life of the Law is LogicSarah B. Lawsky, Formalizing the Code, 70 Tax L. Rev. 377 (2017), available at SSRN. Susan Morse In Formalizing the Code, Professor Sarah Lawsky offers a glimpse of what might be gained if law were written in formal logic…
Rank this Week: 127
The Reporter
The Reporter
Covers legal research. By the Texas Tech Law Library.
https://texastechlawlibrary.wordpress.com
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Sep 12
The Study and Practice of Law and Stress—A Modest Law Library Response
The Study and Practice of Law and Stress—A Modest Law Library ResponseThere is no doubt that a strong correlation exists between the study and practice of law and stress. Stress in …Continue reading → -
Sep 11
August 2017 Law Faculty Publications & New
August 2017 Law Faculty Publications & NewThroughout August 2017, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is the compilation …Continue reading → -
Sep 7
August 2017 New Book
August 2017 New BookIn August 2017, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular …Continue reading →
Rank this Week: 249
Health Law Prof Blog
Health Law Prof Blog
Edited by Katharine Van Tassel, Jennifer S. Bard, Leslie Francis, Nicole Huberfeld, Mary Munson, David Orentlicher, Frank Pasquale, Nicolas P. Terry and Vickie Williams.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/
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Nov 13
KY Governor-Elect Bevin and Health Care Federalism Post-ACA
KY Governor-Elect Bevin and Health Care Federalism Post-ACAMatt Bevin will soon become Kentucky's Republican Governor, which has created consternation regarding his plans for discontinuing Kentucky's successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While on the campaign trail,… -
Oct 30
News from the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care
News from the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health CareThe AALS Section on Law, Medicine & Health Care has issued a call for nominations for section officers. The Section would like to encourage anyone who is a faculty member at an AALS member school to apply. The Section is... -
Aug 15
A Very Special 'The Week in Health Law' Podcast
A Very Special 'The Week in Health Law' PodcastBy Nicolas Terry TWIHL presents its first Back to School Special. We asked some wonderful health lawyers what were the compelling additions to this Fall’s health law curriculum. The answers are diverse and fascinating. To hear their…
Rank this Week: 284
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Covers federal and state laws and cases affecting non-profits. Edited by David A. Brennen, Darryll K. Jones, Johnny Rex Buckles, John D. Colombo, Susan N. Gary, Vaughn E. James, Thomas A. Kelley III, Lloyd H. Mayer, Nancy A. McLaughlin, Nicholas A. Mirkay, Karla W. Simon, Sophie E. Smyth, Alice M. Thomas, Elaine Waterhouse Wilson, and Miranda Perry Fleischer.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/
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Sep 15
The DAFs Strike Back
The DAFs Strike BackAs the use of donor advised funds grows, so does the legal attention to donor advised funds. All of this attention started in (what seems like forever ago…) 2006, with the passage of the Pension Protection Act. Since that time,... -
Sep 14
2017 Guidestar Compensation Report
2017 Guidestar Compensation ReportThe 2017 Guidestar Compensation report is now available for purchase, although Guidestar does provide a sample of the report here. Summaries highlight two issues: - Nonprofit compensation has gone up over the last year, returning to… -
Sep 12
Aprill, "Religious Organizations, Refuge for Undocumented Immigrants, and Tax Exemption"
Aprill, "Religious Organizations, Refuge for Undocumented Immigrants, and Tax Exemption"The abstract from SSRN: The Trump Administration plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws have caused many houses of worship and other religious organizations to consider whether their beliefs call upon them to grant refuge or…
Rank this Week: 436
Law School Academic Support Blog
Law School Academic Support Blog
Edited by Rebecca Flanagan, Amy Jarmon, Daniel Weddle, Myra Orlen, Alex Ruskell, Bonnie Stepleton and Lisa Young.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/
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Sep 20
I Understand Everything…
I Understand Everything…“I understand everything we have covered thus far and I am able to follow along in class!” This statement summarizes what I have heard thus far this academic year from several first year law students and I have to say... -
Sep 19
Assistant Director of Academic Support Position at Texas A&M
Assistant Director of Academic Support Position at Texas A&MTexas A&M is looking for an Assistant Director to complete our team. The person hired will assist in developing and managing of all aspects of the first-year, peer mentoring and upper-level academic support program, in conjunction with… -
Sep 19
Giant Pumpkin Growing Lesson #3: Daily Maintenance is Essential
Giant Pumpkin Growing Lesson #3: Daily Maintenance is EssentialAs I explained in part one and part two of this multi-part series, earlier this year I decided to undertake a new and difficult task (specifically, to grow a giant pumpkin) in hopes of gaining more insight and perhaps empathy...
Rank this Week: 1251
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Edited by Nancy Soonpaa, Mark E. Wojcik, Judith D. Fischer, Dustin Benham, Lori D. Johnson and Kristen E. Murray.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legalwriting/
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Sep 19
Vermont is Hiring . . . Again!
Vermont is Hiring . . . Again!In addition to an earlier post about a legal writing position at Vermont Law School, the school also has an opening for its Assistant Director of theAcademic Success Program. This is a 12-month faculty position. A full description and… -
Sep 19
Loyola-Chicago is Hiring
Loyola-Chicago is HiringLoyola University Chicago School of Law is hiring for a newly created position: Director of Bar Success and Academic Support. The job posting, which includes a detailed position description, qualifications for the position, and information… -
Sep 19
Congratulations to the Central States Legal Writing Conference
Congratulations to the Central States Legal Writing ConferenceCongratulations to the Central States Legal Writing Conference Planning Committee (Debby McGregor, Cynthia Adams, Jim Dimitri, Allison Martin, and Joel Schumm) and to the host law school Indiana McKinney for a successful regional conference…
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