tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797548749870864034.post1157400928807021745..comments2024-03-17T02:41:07.351-05:00Comments on Advocacy Teaching Blog: Case Analysis and Case Map Software--Request for InformationChris Behanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09758408764783435612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797548749870864034.post-7808231879430987192011-01-31T09:50:19.609-06:002011-01-31T09:50:19.609-06:00Woody:
Your experiences mirror mine almost comple...Woody:<br /><br />Your experiences mirror mine almost completely. I found the software to be hard to learn, but once you learned it you could do an awful lot with it. I think that the bottom line is that you can't teach the substantive law, practical skills and a particular computer program all at the same time. I do have some case files now that WEST sells through Law School Exchange that have some stripped down management functions embedded in the software platform they use to deliver the files. We've had some interesting success with those tools, but those are only going to be available for specific products. A good "intro" case management system that works the same as the full versions but is geared to the school experience would be a wonderful thing, but alas, like you no one has yet made me King!<br /><br />CharlieCharlie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413140034533721652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8797548749870864034.post-70585016800767089822011-01-31T05:36:23.856-06:002011-01-31T05:36:23.856-06:00I teach an advanced trial and appellate advocacy c...I teach an advanced trial and appellate advocacy course that takes a civil case from initial interview of the client through the oral argument and decision of the court of appeals. Several years ago I invited the Lexis rep to conduct a training session on CaseMap to my students and I required everyone to use CaseMap as their case moved through the system. The software is very powerful, but the learning curve is rather steep. For most students, the time spent learning the software detracted from their substantive work on their case. If I were king I'd provide the software to students before they arrive at law school their 1L year and use it throughout the curriculum. The Lexis folks have some interesting applications of CaseMap in legal research and writing. By the time they arrived in my course their third year they would be proficient in the software and I think it would help their case analysis and case preparation a great deal. Bottom line: for most students the time investment in learning the software for use in a 3L course was not cost effective.Prof. Woody Woodruffhttp://www.law.campbell.edu/faculty-staff/william-woodruff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com