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35 S. Ill. U. L.J. [i] (2010-2011)

handle is hein.journals/siulj35 and id is 1 raw text is: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL Volume 35 Fall 2010 ARTICLES PRACTICAL PREPARATION, STUDENT FOCUSED, SERVING THE COMMUNITY-THE WILLS CLINICAL LAB EXPERIENCE Camille M Davidson. .......................... ........... 1 A vast majority of law students graduate with a thorough base of doctrinal knowledge; however, many of them do not know how to apply the law to a real situation. Charlotte School of Law sought to remedy that problem. During the spring semester of 2010, Charlotte Law began the Wills Clinic Lab, an innovative form of legal education. The course combines practical experience with classroom training to better prepare law students for practice. As an addition to the doctrinal course, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Charlotte Law began offering a clinic which allows students to apply the legal theories learned in the doctrinal course to actual client requests. The Wills Clinic Lab focused on providing students with real life experiences that allow them to practice skills learned in doctrinal classes. To effectively accomplish this, the Lab provided students with hands-on training in the areas of professionalism, client interviewing and counseling, legal document drafting, and ethical considerations. This article also discusses the lessons learned from the first Lab and how those lessons will be incorporated to improve the Lab in the future. Articles Editor: Cassie R. Korando A PRACTICAL ROAD MAP TO NEW ILLINOIS ETHICS RULES Thomas E. Spahn..................................... 27 In 2009, the Illinois Supreme Court adopted a new set of rules of professional conduct for lawyers practicing in the state of Illinois. These changes are the first complete revision of the rules since 1990 and bring a series of significant changes to the Illinois code of professional conduct. While these new rules will not change the way a vast majority of lawyers practice on a daily basis, certain rule changes are significant and will affect practicing lawyer's decisions regarding a variety of matters. This comment provides a quick reference guide that will offer lawyers practicing in the state of Illinois the information they need regarding the recent revision of the Illinois rules of professional conduct. Articles Editor: Brady M McAninch ANSWERING DISCOVERY SUBJECT TO OBJECTIONS: LESSONS FROM FLORIDA'S DISTRICT COURTS R. Jason Richards ................. ................. 127 Cases are often won and lost during the discovery phase of trial, making it common practice for many attorneys to use every effort to preserve any possible tactical advantage for their clients. Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Florida's state rules, an attorney is allowed to object to portions of discovery requests in order to promote speedy, efficient, and fair litigation. However, the ability to object to discovery requests is being abused with alarming frequency. It has become common practice for attorneys to answer discovery requests with a blanket reservation of all objections, rather than following the

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