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Neena Sterling: Cooley gives extra push, fight, and motivation to excel in law school

Neena Sterling (Gray Class, 2022) knew she wanted to be a lawyer since she was a young girl. When...
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Legal Education, WMU-Cooley Faculty, Faculty Experts

Verbal vs. Oral: Know the Difference

With the encouragement of my colleague Joe Kimble, editor of the long-running Michigan Bar Journal...
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Legal Education, WMU-Cooley Students, Resiliency

Yaritssa Plasencia: Achieving Confidence Through Challenges

As a teenager, Yaritssa Plasencia (Blatchford Class, 2022) knew she wanted to pursue a career in...
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Two Sides of the Dog Collar: Puppy Contract Musings

“Woof!” There are over 63 million United States households that know this sound when they come home...
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Connor Porzig: Build Good Habits and Put in the Work

Growing up, the only thing WMU-Cooley graduate Connor Porzig cared about was basketball. “I like to...
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Confusion: Bad for Contracts, Good for Students

In the middle of their study of Contract law, students encounter a cluster of cases dealing with...
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The Study of Remedies, Law's Cure for Wrongdoing, is in Declining Health.

I have previously blogged about the unfortunate case of Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal. In a poll of...
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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.
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Why Writing Well is Essential to Your Legal Career

Writing is a necessary evil to some and a welcome respite to others. But whether you love it or...
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Asynchronous Teaching Methodologies: Pandemic Reflections and Best Practices

WMU-Cooley Law School Professors Matthew Marin and Amanda Fisher’s article, "Asynchronous Teaching...
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