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In Chambers: A Guide for Judicial Clerks and Externs

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Authors
  • Jennifer L. Sheppard
Series / Aspen Coursebook Series
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Book length
256 pages
Publication Date
2014-10-30
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In Chambers is a refreshingly brief and focused book that addresses the key concepts and basic skills clerks and externs need to have on day one. It explains rudimentary tasks, such as reading a docket sheet and working with a case file, and offers detailed instructions on drafting jury instructions. Sources of authority commonly relied upon by the courts are identified for specific topics, and a helpful note-taking system is provided. Standards of review are covered in detail, including the standard for mixed questions of fact and law. Useful checklists are provided as well for drafting documents. Exercises at the end of chapters evaluate the readerand#8217;s comprehension and application of the materials. The text of In Chambers is informed by the author's own experience as a judicial clerk as well as her involvement with the externship programs at Appalachian School of Law and Mercer University School of Law.

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  • Addresses key concepts and basic skills that clerks and externs need to have on day one
  • Explains rudimentary tasks
    • reading a docket sheet
    • working with a case file
  • Offers detailed instructions on drafting jury instructions
  • Identifies sources of authority commonly relied upon by the courts in specific areas
  • Provides a helpful note-taking system
  • Explains standards of review in detail
    • includes standard for mixed questions of fact and law
  • Includes checklists for drafting documents
  • Features chapter-ending exercises
    • evaluate the reader's comprehension
    • apply materials to real situations
  • Informed by author's experience
    • served as a judicial clerk
    • involved in the externship programs at Appalachian School of Law and Mercer University School of Law

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About the authors
Jennifer Sheppard
Mercer University

Professor Sheppard's scholarship focuses on improving legal discourse in a variety of media, including appellate briefs, trial motions and memoranda, and judicial opinions. She teaches courses in Legal Writing and administers Mercer’s Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting Certificate Program. Professor Sheppard also coordinates judicial externships and teaches a section of the Judicial Field Placement course. She has also taught a course in poverty law.

Prior to joining the Mercer Law faculty, Professor Sheppard taught as a visiting professor at West Virginia University Law School and as an assistant professor of law at Appalachian School of Law. Before entering academia, she clerked for the Honorable Norah McCann King of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Professor Sheppard graduated summa cum laude from Capital University Law School, where she was executive articles editor for the Capital University Law Review, a Dean’s Fellow for Legal Writing, and a teaching assistant in Legal Writing and Research.
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Publication date
2014-10-30
Copyright Year
2012
Pages
256
Digital Product
9781454820536
Subject
Lawyering Skills
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