LibGuides: PLC-3020 v1: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Resources

Legal Writing Resources
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View only the tutorials on case legal citations and statutory citations. These tutorials explain in plain language the Bluebook format for legal citations to court cases and statutes.

Legal Research, Analysis and Writing

William H. Putnam & Jennifer R. Albright, Legal Research, Analysis and Writing (4^th ed. 2019).

Read Chapter 4, which shows the student how to read a judicial opinion and identify its elements and United States v. Jimenez in Appendix A, pp. 573-575 in order to practice what you have learned.

The link to this Redshelf book is located in your course in the Getting Started module.

Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?
M. Todd Henderson, Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs than MBAs? Harv. Bus. Rev. Digital Articles, 2–5 (August 24, 2017). |
This article discusses the similarities and differences between lawyers and business professionals in CEO roles.
Pathways in Business Law: Second Act – General Counsel
Margaret M. Callahan, Pathways in Business Law: Second Act – General Counsel, The Temple 10-Q blog (August 3, 2020, 10:41 a.m.),
This web article discusses an individual’s perspective on obtaining a law degree and switching paths later in their career.
10-Q&A Episode 1: Don’t Get Me Started – On Why I Teach Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
Don’t Get Me Started – on why I Teach Lawyering for Entrepreneurship,The 10-Q&A Business Law Podcast, Episode 1,(last visited August 3, 2020),
In this podcast, the law professor teaching the course discusses the future of experiential learning, the role of legal theory and practical experience in business transactions and explains how legal theory alone is inadequate to prepare students for the real world of business deals and transactions.