AOI: Legal Writing and Research
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Cover Story Winter 2024-2025
Beyond the Stacks: The Modern Evolution of Law Libraries
Trends in legal education and the profession, as well as new technologies, have led to changes in collections management, research-based curriculum, scholarship, the student experience, and other aspects of how law libraries support their institutions. In this article, three directors of Michigan Law’s library, as well as alumni who have served in leadership roles at the law libraries at Boston University and the University of Notre Dame, discuss these trends; their impact on students, faculty, and society; and the enduring value of law libraries.
Features
Empirical Legal Research Becoming More Popular Among Faculty in Effort to Address Real-world Issues
Recent years have seen a new development in the legal academy: the rise of empirical, data-driven, and collaborative research. Scholars, including a number of Michigan Law faculty members, often hope to use such work to study the real-time effects of the law on people and institutions.
Class Note Spring 2016
Eric Ostermeier, ’95: Data-driven Political Journalism
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but in today’s world of pundits and partisanism, Eric Ostermeier, ’95, says data is the most powerful of all. Since 2006, Ostermeier has authored Smart Politics, a blog he founded at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Briefs Spring 2021
News in Brief: Spring 2021
Professor Barbara McQuade, ’91, launches podcast | Brian Chang, ’12, scores “Jeopardy!” winning streak | Eli Savit, ’10, sworn in as Washtenaw County Prosecutor | and more...
Impact Winter 2020
A Lifetime of Giving Back to Michigan Law
Kent Whittaker has given to Michigan Law every year since graduating in 1960—that’s 59 years of making a difference in the Quad. His most recent gift—a $200,000 bequest to establish the Kent E. and Judith C. Whittaker Fund for Student Support—topped off decades of supporting the Law School Fund.
Impact Winter 2020
Recent Gifts: Winter 2020
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
Briefs Winter 2019
News in Brief: Winter 2019
Amazon legal team visits campus | Solicitor General's office panel discussion | Women law journal editors speak to students | and more...
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Michigan Law Announces Faculty Fellow Program
Michigan Law will launch a program of two-year fellowships for highly promising scholars with outstanding academic records, giving them an opportunity to develop their scholarship and teaching skills in preparation for the academic job market.
Briefs Fall 2017
News in Brief: Fall 2017
Michigan Law hosts 11th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat | 3Ls Win Detroit Bar Association’s Legal Scholar Writing Contest | and more...
@UMICHLAW Fall 2017
Recent Publications Highlight Breadth of Michigan Law Faculty
Michigan Law faculty are leaders in their disciplines, which run the gamut from business law to blood feuds. Apart from their teaching and research, the Law School’s faculty also are prolific and diverse writers, as evidenced by recent publications.