Last revised 2010-01-19 This is a collection of links to articles, books, blog posts and other materials that relate to how things are chaning in legal education, law practice and higher education. To suggest other articles, email John Mayer (jmayer@cali.org).
Read moreOverview - the Law as a Profession Professional Responsibility Issues in Writing Client and Court Documents Lawyer-Client Relationship (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 1.0 - 1.18) Counselor (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 2.1 - 2.4) Advocate (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 3.1 - 3.9 Transactions with Persons other than Clients (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 4.1 - 4.4) Law Firms and Associations (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 5.1 - 5.7) Public Service (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 6.1 - 6.5) Information about Legal Services (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 7.1 - 7.6) Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession (Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rules 8.1 - 8.5)
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Read moreThis lesson is the first of two designed to familiarize you with aspects of shareholders' derivative litigation and the role played by the business judgment rule. This lesson focuses on demand upon the board of directors.
Read moreThis lesson provides an overview of the historical significance of the ultra vires doctrine, its subsequent decline in importance, and its modern status.
Read moreThis lesson reviews problems in client identification. The lesson is in the form of a game show CLIENT OR NOT?! in which students are presented with an individual who is claiming to be a client.
Read moreThis lesson is a brief introduction to the four major types of corporate acquisitions: mergers, compulsory share exchanges, sales of assets, and tender offers.
Read moreThis lesson will introduce you to the concept of Gross Income, usually the first concept students encounter in their study of the Federal income tax system. This lesson will also discuss certain exclusions, deductions and other concepts encountered in the calculation of Gross Income. This lesson will be useful to the novice student as it introduces the student to the typical analysis tax lawyers engage in.
Read moreThis lesson examines the two types of secondary liability in copyright law -- contributory infringement and vicarious liability.
Read moreThis lesson provides an introduction to one of the Copyright Act's section 106 exclusive rights, the distribution right.
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