Students should be introduced to the mechanics of drafting at the beginning of their legal studies and they should be given exercises to enable them to demonstrate that they have mastered those mechanics. (Author)

Speech delivered by Erwin N. Griswold, Solicitor General of the United States, at the American Association of Law Schools Convention in New York, December 29, 1972. (Editor)

The American Statistical Association's recommendations for statistical instruction in legal education are summarized, including notes on the need for such education, existing programs for law students and practicing attorneys, emphasis on comprehension rather than production of statistical analysis, and statistics training program content. (MSE)

Describes a course concerning the judicial profession and its five principal areas of discussion: (1) the selection of adjudicators, (2) their independence institutionally and individually, (3) their conduct in their capacity as adjudicators both on and off the bench, (4) their nonadjudicative responsibilities, and (5) the sanctions at hand to…

Studies sibling positions of law and medical students at one university and concludes that first born children have special qualifications and/or motivations to enter professions. (Author/PG)

Political science has new approaches, methodologies, and substantive knowledge to contribute to legal education, and political science can serve as a model for the use and utility of behavioral methods in addressing many of the same questions and materials discussed in law schools.

Argues that the professional philosopher turn to a training in law explaining what he can learn that will help him to better accomplish his own tasks, broaden their scope, and open up a partnership with workers in law. (JT)

Proposed legal research course includes; motivating first-year students; teaching to small classes; involving entire faculty; increasing credit and class hours; and assigning written exercises. (PG)

The author's main criticism with the preceeding proposed legal writing course is that the full responsibility of the course should be placed with the faculty, not the students. (PG)

Describes the successful use of six simulated games in a commercial law class of 84 students and discusses teacher and student evaluation of their effectiveness. The six games, three with a legislative setting and three with a court setting, are included. (JT)