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Monday, July 11, 2011

Law - "Law Schools Get Practical: With the Tight Job Market, Course Emphasis Shifts From Textbooks to Skill Sets"

Pastrick G. Lee has a story ($$) in today's WSJ that begins:

Looking to attract employers' attention, some law schools are throwing out decades of tradition by replacing textbook courses with classes that teach more practical skills.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law started teaching project management this year and also offers a course on so-called emotional intelligence. The class has no textbook and instead uses personality assessments and peer reviews to develop students' interpersonal skills.

The WSJ Law Blog (not $$$) has a followup entry from the same reporter.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 11, 2011 01:25 PM
Posted to General Law Related