25 Jul 2016
Professor Colleen Medill was a featured presenter at the Experiential Innovation Summit: Incorporating Skills Throughout the Law School Curriculum, an invitation-only conference sponsored by West Academic Publishing held July 18-20 at West ’s corporate headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The purpose of the Summit was to gather together law school faculty who are nationally recognized leaders in experiential learning for three days of presentations, brain-storming, and informal conversations on the latest trends in curriculum reform and professional skills training for law students. Professor Medill’s presentation focused on overcoming the perceived obstacles to incorporating legal skills exercises in large section doctrinal courses. Her presentation explained various techniques that can be used to assess student performance on negotiation, drafting, and client counseling skills exercises for first year law students. Professor Medill is the creator and series editor for West’s Developing Professional Skills book series, and the author of Developing Professional Skills: Property, which she uses to teach professional skills in her first year Property course.