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Moving on...

Paul Maharg
July 18, 2011 22:29

I'm moving blog host, from Typepad to Wordpress. I hadn't expected to go, but Typepad's recent newsletters on their company policies are making me edgy and, having been stung, like many academics, by Ning's recent policy changes (Dropbox seems to...I'm moving blog host, from Typepad to Wordpress....

Ross Priory, 2011

Paul Maharg
May 17, 2011 08:41

Spent two days at the invitation of Alan Paterson (Strathclyde) and Richard Susskind discussing legal practice and legal education at Ross Priory, Strathclyde's retreat house on Loch Lomond, which has one of the best views anywhere in Scotland. Great hospitality,...Spent two days at the invitation...

New book series: Emerging Legal Learning - call for titles

Paul Maharg
April 29, 2011 12:41

Over the past six months or so, amongst much else I've been involved in putting together a couple of book series. This post is about the first: Emerging Legal Learning (ELL), published by Ashgate Publishing and co-edited with Caroline Maughan,...Over the past six months or so, amongst much else...

Systems learning

Paul Maharg
April 17, 2011 15:34

Before the conference started John Garvey took Karen Barton and me to a school in Tribeca where his daughter taught, and to a class where the grade one kids (ages of around 6) were learning about library cards. It was...Before the conference started John Garvey took Karen Barton and me to a school...

The money

Paul Maharg
April 16, 2011 21:57

Third place, by the way, landed us a cheque (or rather a check) for $6.62M (virtual). Any ideas how I get that into the UK?Third place, by the way, landed us a cheque (or rather a check) for $6.62M (virtual).  Any ideas how I get that into the UK?

Recently...

Paul Maharg
April 16, 2011 18:14

Long time no blog! I'm thinking of moving platform, and about to start that soon (the task of shifting old posts is non-trivial, as I've discovered), but meantime there are so many interesting happening. I've been on research leave since...Long time no blog!  I'm thinking of moving platform,...

William Twining: IALS Workshop in his honour

Paul Maharg
October 24, 2010 20:38

Gave a paper yesterday at IALS, U. of London. It was given in a workshop held in honour of William Twining, one of the finest legal educationalists we have in these isles. I first came across his work after my...Gave a paper yesterday at IALS, U. of London.  It was given in a workshop held in...

'Not just another gabfest'

Paul Maharg
October 18, 2010 00:03

Elizabeth Chambless's phrase, her ambition for the conference, and it summed it up. So many legal ed conferences end up as gabfests. Part of the intellectual buzz of legal education, for me at any rate, is the practical buzz of...Elizabeth Chambless's phrase, her ambition for the conference, and it...

Future Ed 2: Making Global Lawyers for the 21st Century - Final Plenary session

Paul Maharg
October 17, 2010 00:34

Mitt Regan led the session discussion on technology -- summarised below. Four summaries: Professional Development Proposals Principles One size doesn't fit all law schools There are a different set of competencies that might predict law student abilities There are different...Mitt Regan led the...

Lunch time session: Q & A with Laura Taylor

Paul Maharg
October 16, 2010 18:06

Lunch time Laura Taylor, General Counsel, Chlorox. Q & A session with David Wilkins. David began by asking her what students lacked when they started with her dept. She replied: Project Management Leadership International business experience. Flexibility David -- global...Lunch time Laura Taylor,...