Lurene M. Cntent The Jhn Marshall Law Schl 312-427-2737 Ext. 653 9Cntent@jmls.edu ADMITTED TO PRACTICE Illinis (2000) EXPERIENCE THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL Assistant Prfessr Lawyering Skills I Research, bjective writing, and presentatin skills (2009 t present) Writing fr the Practice f Law Writing and presentatin skills with emphasis n Illinis Civil Prcedure. Cunseling & Negtiatins Interactive and experiential curse fcusing n client cunseling, listening and questining skills, and negtiatin strategies. Masaryk University Faculty f Law (Fall 2012, 2013, Summer 2014) Brn, Czech Republic, Autumn Schl f Legal Writing Visiting Prfessr Wrkshps n U.S. legal system, legal analysis and writing, plagiarism, negtiatins, and case reading skills. Summer Institute fr Internatinal IP Prfessinals (Summer 2014) The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag Basics f the U.S. legal system and legal skills including case reading, analysis, writing, and CREAC rganizatin. University f Limerick Schl f Law (Spring 2014) Limerick, Ireland Visiting Prfessr. Wrkshps n bjective writing, persuasive writing, and negtiatin strategies. China Intellectual Prperty Training Center (Summer 2013) Beijing, The Peple s Republic f China, JMLS LLM Prgram Visiting Prfessr, Lawyering Skills Three-week intensive curse n bjective writing, research, reading, listening, and speaking skills.
Directr, Writing Resurce Center (2005 t present) Hire, train, and supervise Writing Resurce Center staff. Cunsel students at all levels f ability and n all aspects f legal writing, in ne-n-ne sessins. Develp and cnduct wrkshps, including Plagiarism fr Internatinal Students, Understanding IRAC, Mving frm Objective t Persuasive Writing, and Schlarly Writing. Crdinate with legal writing faculty t develp prgramming and materials. Adjunct Prfessr (2001 t 2009) Writing fr the Practice f Law (taught writing skills with emphasis n Illinis Civil Prcedure) SCALES Legal Writing (Summer Cllege t Assess Legal Educatin Skills, curse fr cnditinally admitted students) Writing Resurce Center Advisr (2002 t 2005) Tutred students in ne-n-ne sessins. Develped and presented grup wrkshps. LAW OFFICE OF HARVEY L. HARRIS, P.C. (2000 t 2001) General practice law firm. Areas f law included divrce, real estate, prbate, persnal injury, and bankruptcy. EDUCATION The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis Juris Dctr, magna cum laude Fred F. Herzg Academic Excellence Schlarship West s Crpus Juris Secundum Award fr Schlastic Excellence: Trts I, Trts II, Cntracts CALI Excellence fr the Future Award: Cnstitutinal Law, Evidence Lyla University, Chicag, Illinis Bachelr f Arts, summa cum laude, English Literature Ott W. Lehmann Fundatin Academic Schlarship Martin J. Svaglic Literary Excellence Award 2
PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES Presentatins n Plagiarism Plagiarism: What Every law Student Shuld Knw, Guest Lecturer, Interactive half-day wrkshp fr internatinal law students. Drexel University Thmas R. Kline Schl f Law, Orientatin fr Internatinal LLM and Glbal JD Students (August 2015) Plagiarism: What Every law Student Shuld Knw, Guest Lecturer, Interactive half-day wrkshp fr internatinal law students. Bstn Cllege Law Schl, Fundatins f U.S. Law and Practice: Intensive Summer Institute fr Nn-US Law Students (July 2015) Tips fr Teaching Internatinal Students abut Plagiarism. Presented as part f panel: Writing Acrss Cultures and Languages, 16 th Biennial Cnference f the Legal Writing Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (July 2014) Plagiarism: What Every Law Student Needs t Knw, Guest Lecturer Interactive half-day wrkshp fr internatinal LL.M. students. Michigan State University Cllege f Law, East Lansing, Michigan (February 2013) Plagiarism: What Every Student Shuld Knw. Interactive half-day wrkshp fcusing n rules f plagiarism and paraphrasing exercises. Autumn Schl f Legal Writing, Masaryk University Faculty f Law, Brn, Czech Republic (Octber 2012, 2013) Aviding Plagiarism: What Internatinal Law Students Need t Knw. Interactive half-day wrkshp fr internatinal students. The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis, (Fall and Spring semesters, 2006 thrugh 2014) Plagiarism, What Every Student Shuld Knw, Interactive half-day wrkshp fr J.D. students. University f Denver, Sturm Cllege f Law, Denver, Clrad (March 2012) Plagiarism and Paraphrasing: Mastering the Rules Guest Lecturer, Interactive half-day wrkshp fr Masters students. Nrthwestern University, Chicag, Illinis (July 2011) Reassessing Plagiarism Plicies: Educatin Befre Executin. American Assciatin f Legal Writing Directrs Biennial Cnference, University f the Pacific McGerge Schl f Law, Sacrament, Califrnia (June 2011) 3
Plagiarism and Paraphrasing: What Freign Lawyers Need t Knw. Twenty-First Century Legal Skills Cnference, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey (June 2011) Mving frm Indictment Twards Educatin. Capital Area Cnference, The Gerge Washingtn University Law Schl, Washingtn, D.C. (February 2011) Plagiarism and the Nn-U.S. Law Student: Mving Away Frm Impeachment and Tward Educatin, with c-presenter. Glbal Legal Skills V Cnference, Facultad Libre De Derech De Mnterrey, Mnterrey, Mexic (February 2010) Hw t Teach Internatinal Students Abut Plagiarism. Glbal Legal Skills IV Cnference, Gergetwn University Law Center, Washingtn, D.C. (June 2009) Assessing Acts f Cllabratin and Plagiarism. Panel discussin. Assciatin f American Law Schls Annual Meeting, LWRR Sectin, San Dieg, Califrnia (January 2009) Other Presentatins The Untld Stry: Hw Better Client Cmmunicatins Can Change Public Perceptins f Lawyers, Applied Legal Strytelling Cnference, Seattle University Law Schl (July 2015) Teaching New Glbal Skills: Intrducing Students t Prblem-slving and Fact Analysis in a Single (and Fun!) Assessment Exercise, Glbal Legal Skills Cnference 10, The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag (May 2015) Get Yur Students Talking: Emphasizing Speaking Skills in LWR Curses fr Freign Lawyers. Glbal Legal Skills Cnference 9, Verna, Italy (May 2014) Panelist, Reading Cases Glbally: Strategies fr Case Reading and Interpretatin, Educatin in the Twenty-first Century: An Internatinal Cnference f Legal Educatrs, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey; Turkish Bar Assciatin, Ankara, Turkey (May 2014) Sutheast Reginal Legal Writing Cnference ALWD Schlars Frum, Stetsn University Cllege f Law, Gulfprt, Flrida. Critique f wrk in prgress, Using Tlsty t Teach Lawyers the Art f Persuasin. (April 2014) 4
Listening and Speaking Are Lawyering Skills, T, Legal Writing Institute One-Day Wrkshp, University f Michigan Law Schl (December 2013) Think Lng; Write Shrt and Other Tips Fr Writing fr a U.S. Audience, Lecture fr A Day f American Law. Masaryk University, Brn, Czech Republic (Octber 2013) Hw t Write Review-prf Decisins, Natinal Assciatin f Administrative Law Judiciary, 29 th annual cnference, panelist, Embassy Suites Htel, Chicag, Illinis (September 2013) What Tlsty Can Teach Us abut the Art f Writing Demand Letters, 4 th Biennial Applied Legal Strytelling Cnference, City University Lndn, (July 2013) Stepped Oral Presentatins: Incrprating Public Speaking in the First Semester, Sutheast Reginal Legal Writing Cnference, Savannah Law Schl, Savannah, Gergia (April 2013) Csta Rica The Imprtance f Teaching Internatinal Students t Read Befre We Teach Them t Write. C-presented with Alissa Hartig, Pennsylvania State University, Department f Applied Linguistics. Glbal Legal Skills VIII Cnference, San Jse, Csta Rica (March 2013) Cnferencing Techniques: Driving Yur Students Withut Driving Yurself Crazy, Legal Writing Institute One-Day Wrkshp, Nrthwestern University Schl f Law (Nvember 2012) Czech Republic Why Writing fr a U.S. Audience Matters. Lecture fr A Day f American Law. Masaryk University, Brn, Czech Republic (Octber 2012) Czech Republic Writing fr a U.S. Audience. Interactive half-day wrkshp fcusing n CREAC rganizatin and use f plain language. Autumn Schl f Legal Writing, Masaryk University Faculty f Law, Brn, Czech Republic (Octber 2012, 2013) Demand Letters: A Tl fr Teaching Advcacy, Prfessinalism, and Persuasin, 2012 The Legal Writing Institute Biennial Cnference, Palm Desert, Califrnia (May 2012) Csta Rica Teaching ESL/EFL Students Mre Effectively: What We Shuld Teach Abut Cultural Preferences, with c-presenter, San Jse, Csta Rica (March 2012) 5
Demand Letters: A Perfect First Step Twards Persuasin and Advcacy, Central States Legal Writing Cnference, The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis (September 2011) Creating Better Lawyers Thrugh Creative Writing. The 2011 Applied Legal Strytelling Cnference, University f Denver Sturm Cllege f Law, Denver, Clrad (July 2011) Legal Skills fr Success Camp. Full-day wrkshp fr law students. The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis (2010, 2011) Writing Center Tips: Aviding Pitfalls. Legal Writing Institute, One-day Wrkshp fr Adjunct and New Legal Writing Prfessrs, The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis (December 2010) Yu Make the Call the Law Schl Versin, with c-presenters. The Legal Writing Institute Biennial Cnference, Marc Island, Flrida (June 2010) Csta Rica U.S. Legal Writing fr Freign Lawyers. Full-day wrkshp fr attrneys and paralegals. Law Firm f Arias & Munz, San Jse, Csta Rica (May 2010) Csta Rica Keynte speaker, 10 th Anniversary celebratin fr Arias & Munz English Writing fr Lawyers prgram, San Jse, Csta Rica (May 2010) Hw Writing Specialists Can Save Yu. Legal Writing Institute, One-day Wrkshp fr Adjunct and New Legal Writing Prfessrs, The Jhn Marshall Law Schl, Chicag, Illinis (December 2009) Writing Centers Can Increase Yur Legal Writing Mileage: An Inside Lk at a Mdel That Wrks, with c-presenters. Legal Writing Institute Central Regin Cnference n the Teaching f Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing, Marquette University Law Schl, Milwaukee, Wiscnsin (Octber 2009) Mexic IRAC Made Easy: Using Simple Visuals t Help Internatinal Students Grasp Small Scale Analysis. Glbal Legal Skills III Cnference, Facultad Libre De Derech De Mnterrey, Mnterrey, Mexic (February 2008) Tward a Better IRAC. Central Regin Legal Research and Writing Cnference, University f Missuri-Kansas City Schl f Law, Kansas City (Octber 2007) 6
PUBLICATIONS Publicatins n Plagiarism Freeing Students t Write Mre Effectively Taking the Fear Out f Plagiarism, The Secnd Draft, Vl. 25, N. 2 (Fall 2011), winner f the 2012 Debrah Hecht Memrial Writing Award Plagiarism: What Every Legal Writer Shuld Knw, 7 Kaczncı Peer- Reviewed L.J. 209, Issue 83-84 (2011) Plagiarism: What Every Legal Writer Shuld Knw, J. Rus. Acad. Leg. Sci. 119, Issue 2 (2011) Other Publicatins Back t Basics: Retr Visual Exercises that Prmte Active Learning, Legal Writing Institute, The Secnd Draft Vl. 22, N. 2 (Spring 2008) Demystifying IRAC and Its Kin, Legal Writing Institute, The Secnd Draft, Vl 21, N. 2 (Dec. 2006) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Glbal Legal Skills Cnference series, planning cmmittee (2010-2015) Glbal Legal Skills Cnference, Prgram Chair (2013-2014) Assciatin f Legal Writing Specialists Natinal Crdinatr (2012-2014) Chair (2014-2016) The Legal Writing Institute Awards Cmmittee c-chair (2014-2016) Glbal Legal Skills Cmmittee c-chair (2012-2014) Visitr Cmmittee (2011-2012) The Jurnal f the Legal Writing Institute assistant editr (2007) Scribes The American Sciety f Legal Writers Hst Cmmittee fr annual meeting (2012) Brief grader, Scribes brief cmpetitin (2012) Assciatin f American Law Schls Legal Writing, Reasning, and Research Sectin Awards Cmmittee (2014) Pster Cmmittee (2012) Prgram Cmmittee Chair (2011) Prgram Cmmittee (2010) Executive Cmmittee (2009, 2010) 7
Philip C. Jessup Internatinal Law Mt Curt Cmpetitin, Judge (2006, 2011, 2014) Chicag Bar Assciatin, Basic Skills Class fr New Lawyers, Writing fr the Litigatin Lawyer (2008, 2009) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Bar Assciatin Illinis State Bar Assciatin Chicag Bar Assciatin Legal Writing Institute Assciatin f American Law Schls Assciatin f Legal Writing Specialists Clarity Internatinal Scribes The American Sciety f Legal Writers Internatinal Writing Centers Assciatin 8