http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/03/04/contribution-of-board-of-trustees-members-to-best-practices-movement/ A Vision and a Road Map Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/03/04/contribution-of-board-of-trustees-members-to-best-practices-movement/#comment-1067 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:48:09 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=731#comment-1067 [...] Best Practices blog recently posted about the value of having input from the Board of Trustees (see March 4, 2009 post) as a law school strives to improve its students’ learning experience.  The first such [...]

]]> http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2009/03/04/contribution-of-board-of-trustees-members-to-best-practices-movement/#comment-995 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:29:18 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/?p=731#comment-995 Taking advantage of these kinds of relationships is a great way to facilitate change in legal education, and to bridge the gap between law school and practice. Judges, alumni and hiring lawyers in our city are very interested in what our students are learning during their three years with us. Retired lawyers are also an excellent resource. For example, we have hired a faculty fellow who is a lawyer who recently retired from a large law firm. He co-teaches clinic case rounds, and brings his insight and experience to the learning process.

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