This article details a teaching exercise developed for use in core business law courses for undergraduates and Master of Business Administration (MBA) students. The exercise has two primary goals. First, if conducted toward the end of the course, it allows for the substantive review of several primary areas of business law such as business…

Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. "Thinking Like a Lawyer": (1) Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap;…

This document contains resources and suggested steps to help secondary teachers organize and conduct a mock trial. Although written specifically for use in Missouri, the document can easily be used and adapted by teachers in other states. The authors believe that a mock trial is a valuable learning experience in many ways. It may be used to help…

Provides a brief history of the Florida Law Related Education Association (Tallahassee). Details its services and programs, focusing especially on strategies for involving attorneys in law-related education. (JDH)

Prepared as a Law Day speech for the State Bar of Texas, this article examines law and lawyers in the United States, past, present, and future. Includes sections on the adversary system, the legal profession, historical legal theory, and the rule of law. (GEA)

Presents a strategy designed to help secondary students better understand the work of lawyers and think critically about their role. To be used by a classroom teacher alone, or with a visiting lawyer, the lesson discusses the duty of confidentiality and examines the 1973 New York "Case of the Missing Bodies." (GEA)

Presents four strategies for teaching secondary students about equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. To be taught by the classroom teacher or a visiting lawyer, these strategies use such methods as a panel discussion and examination of Fourteenth Amendment court cases to accomplish their goals. (GEA)

Discusses the implications and evolution of allowing live broadcast coverage of criminal trials. Claims that broadcast coverage has helped to demystify the judicial system acting as an educational medium. Considers the influence of the Courtroom Television Network (Court TV) that does live broadcasts of trials 24 hours a day. (CMK)

Gives background information on 12 famous litigators who each influenced the future of the judicial system and transformed the United States into what it is today; included, among others, are John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall, Daniel Webster, and Clara Shortridge Foltz. (CMK)

Presents a lesson for grades 4-12 which examines the attorney's role in court. Provides presentation guidelines for a visiting attorney and includes a classroom role play which can help students understand a lawyer's role in a trial and the way in which questions are used to prove a case. (GEA)

Provides a model unit of study for the use of legal cases in writing courses. Shares reasons for the success of this approach. (TB)

Presented are several applications of geometric concepts and measurement skills that are used daily by surveyors, real estate attorneys, and paralegal assistants. Described are the objectives and directions for this lesson. Activity sheets for students are included. (CW)

Presents three differing perspectives from American Bar Association members on whether television cameras should be allowed in the courtroom. Contends that cameras should be allowed with differing degrees of certainty: cameras truly open the courts to the public; cameras must be strategically placed; and cameras should be used only with the…

Students' understanding of lawyers and the legal system may be increased through the five law-related ethical issues presented in this document. Legal ethics is defined as: (1) the minimum standard of professional conduct in daily legal situations; and (2) a lawyer's broader responsibility to society. The ethical issues are presented in three…

This guide on law education is designed for high school students. Objectives are to give a fundamental understanding of Utah law in those areas that may be encountered personally, show how laws are made, and explain what to do if you become involved with the law. This volume is arranged in seven chapters. Topics include: (1) an introduction to…