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Publication Date: 1995
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Learning and Learning-to-Learn by Doing: Simulating Corporate Practice in Law School.
Okamoto, Karl S.
Journal of Legal Education, v45 n4 p498-512 Dec 1995
A law school course in advanced corporate legal practice is described. The course, a series of simulated lawyering tasks centered on a hypothetical leveraged buyout transaction, is designed to go beyond basic legal analysis to develop professional expertise in legal problem solving. The course description includes goals, syllabus design, scheduling, teacher role, knowledge base used, evaluation, and lessons learned. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Administration, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Lawyers, Learning Strategies, Legal Education (Professions), Problem Solving, Scheduling, Simulation, Student Evaluation, Teacher Role
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Language: English
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