"We were supposed to read five or six pages. And my reaction was, 'I thought they said that Law School was hard.'"
The Honorable Evelyn Cannon remembers her Law School pre-assignments and the discovery that six pages of reading could be a difficult assignment.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"We really needed each other to be able to get through."
The Honorable Evelyn Cannon tells about the companionship of the three black women in her Law School class and how they helped each other through their first year.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"Back then they did take secrecy in a grand jury seriously."
Joan Erwin '74 recalls doing grand jury work for the Spiro Agnew case.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"We were told to wear coats and ties."
Joan Erwin '74 and Lynn McLain '74 remember their mandatory first-year moot court experience.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"It is a tremendous bonding experience."
Lynn McLain talks about the stress of final exams when they were given as one comprehensive test at the end of 1L year.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"I think that kind of faculty investment is what really made this a different place."
Lynn Hogue talks about his relationship with Professor Robinson O. Everett.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"Nixon's picture used to hang in the courtroom and was stolen several times."
The Honorable Evelyn Cannon talks about shenanigans in the Law School during the time of the Watergate scandal.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"As I was walking back to my seat, I could hear Property coming out of my ears like a balloon bursting."
The Honorable Charles L. Becton talks about his first Law School exam in Professor Bertel Sparks' Property class.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"[It] opened up so many ways of thinking for me. It was an absolutely marvelous experience."
Joan Erwin remembers getting to know University President Terry Sanford while she was at Duke Law School and describes the "smorgasbord of different opinions" she found in the professors here.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
Alumni highlight what makes Duke Law an amazing place.
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Jonah Retzinger '11 talks about his work with the AIDS Legal Project, and how it prepared him for the practice of law, explaining the direct connection between his clinical experience and the job offer he received.
Class photos, events and students of Duke University School of Law, beginning with 1962.
Duke Law students joined other Duke University graduate school students in "Campout 2011" for a chance to be a Cameron Crazy at this upcoming Men's Basketball season. Tickets were made available through a lottery to those that followed the campout rules and participated.
Duke Law students explore legal issues, produce video about land rights of Haitians displaced in 2010 earthquake.
Vinny Asaro, LLMLE '12, shares his experience in the Practicum of the Duke Law and Entrepreneurship LLM program, and how this real-world experience taught him the skills and provided the networking opportunities that led to his position as Managing Director at Rock Creek Capital.
Students and faculty discuss the importance of judicial clerkships to developing lawyers, and the advantages Duke Law students have in landing prestigious placements.
Collective Action Federalism: A General Theory of Article I, Section 8
by Robert D. Cooter, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
and Neil Siegel, Duke University School of Law
Stanford Law Review, Vol. 63, p. 115, 2010
Read the article at scholarship.law.duke.edu
During Wintersession Duke Law students have the opportunity to take a number of practical, professional skills development courses with leading practitioners and Duke Law faculty.
A securities and technology attorney, Kip Johnson III '94 works with clients from seed-stage start-ups to mature operating companies in his Triangle-based practice. Also the director of Duke's Start-Up Ventures Clinic, Johnson says new offerings in law and entrepreneurship ─ the three year JD/LLMLE and one year LLM ─ offer students a head-start on crafting similar careers.
Prof. Sara Beale discusses her article, "The Story of 'Ewing v. California': Three Strikes Laws and the Limits of the Eighth Amendment Proportionality Review," from the book Criminal Law Stories (Foundation Press, 2011) (Donna Coker & Robert Weisberg eds).
This year's winners ... Amy Y. Yeung '06, Bruce L. Rogers '87, Michael J. Sorrell '94, Robert E. Harrington '87 and Susanne I. Haas '85 & '87.
Isabella Berrera LLM ’12, Ryham Ragab LLM ’12, Quentin Grellier LLM ’12 - making long-lasting friendships all over the world and advantages of sitting in same classes as JDs
Soeren Skjerbek LLM '13 talks about the Duke Law LLM experience, speaks about Durham as a friendly community and a great place for LLM students with families.
For Women's History Month, Duke Law 3L Leandra Kede Yomo shares why Nkom, the first female lawyer in Cameroon and an advocate for decriminalizing homosexuality in the Central African country, is inspiring her work as a law student.