Cooley Law School Blog

Showcase Your Scholarship, Part Two: Google Scholar Profiles and Other Platforms

Part One: Use SSRN To Archive Articles explains how to use the Social Science Research Network...

Showcase Your Scholarship, Part One: Use SSRN to Archive Articles

An earlier post suggested ways to maximize the impact of your scholarship through spin-off articles.

Adjunct Law Professors: Blessing or Curse?

From its earliest days, Cooley Law School has employed the services of adjunct (part-time)...

Guide to Good Writing; Get Specific!

Strunk & White’s classic guide to good writing, The Elements of Style, urges writers to use...

Using Microsoft Word’s Readability Program: advice for lawyers

Readability should be a goal of all careful writers. Lawyers, in particular, need to exercise care...

An Introduction to Compensatory Contempt, the "Other" Contempt of Court

Contempt of court has been in the news recently, usually as a result of someone being punished for...

How to State Issues in a Case Brief or Exam Bluebook

Let’s talk about stating issues. It’s a really important skill. There’s an old saying that “a...

What Goes On At Those "Free-Lunch" Seminars?

According to the American Association of Retired Persons, so-called “free lunch” seminars are often...

Maximize Your Article's Impact

Congratulations! Your article has been researched, written, edited, and—hurray!—published. After...

Calling All Scribes

What does the word “scribes” call to mind? For most people, it evokes the image of medieval monks...