http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/02/20/sharing-best-practices-in-a-tough-economy/ A Vision and a Road Map Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/02/20/sharing-best-practices-in-a-tough-economy/#comment-971 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:37:00 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/02/20/sharing-best-practices-in-a-tough-economy/#comment-971 Thank you, Barbara, for identifying some excellent resources for sharing best practices. At Albany Law, like everywhere else, the administration is looking to cut costs where it can. However, our Dean, Tom Guernsey, indicated that one place he will NOT cut is in relation to Best Practices. The Dean has promised to provide teaching stipends to faculty who redesign their courses and teaching plans in accordance with Best Practices. To do otherwise, would be “penny wise and pound foolish” — good effective teaching (which prepares students for the complexity of eventual practice) is attractive to applicants and their families, alumni donors, graduate job seekers and those in practice who need to hire well prepared lawyers who are ready to assume critical client duties. So in addition to sharing and collaborating, we may want to identify the “savings” which accrue when implementing best practices.

]]> http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/02/20/sharing-best-practices-in-a-tough-economy/#comment-949 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:01:16 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/02/20/sharing-best-practices-in-a-tough-economy/#comment-949 This is such a timely post. The economic situation makes it difficult to innovate as law schools strive to protect, preserve and nurture existing programs. We need to be creative and smart about using resources to encourage excellence in ensuring that our graduates have the tools they need to be competent professionals in their communities.

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