Residency-in-Practice

Elon Law School

Winter 2021

Eric M. Fink

efink@elon.edu

+1 336 279 9334

Office hours by appointment

Summary of Assignments & Meetings

Week	End Date	Assignments & Meetings
1	8 January	Learning Goals (Draft)
2	15 January	Learning Goals (Final)
3	22 January	Journal 1; 1st Individual Conference
4	29 January	Journal 2; 1st Group Meeting
5	5 February	Journal 3
6	12 February	Journal 4; Midterm Evalualtion
7	19 February	Journal 5
8	26 February	Project Summary; 2nd Individual Conference
9	5 March	Journal 6; 2nd Group Meeting
10	12 March	Final Evaluation; Self-Evaluation; Certificate of Completion

• All required forms are available on TWEN
• All assignments must be posted on TWEN no later than 11:59 pm on Friday of the week in which they are due.
• If you encounter problems with TWEN, you may send the assignment to me by email to meet the deadline and then post to TWEN when you are able.

Weekly Schedule

Week 1 (January 4-8)

Orientation: January 4

• Read before orientation:
  • North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct (bit.ly/2TrnYcg)
  • North Carolina student practice rule (bit.ly/2TmaUot)
  • Neil Hamilton, Roadmap: The Law Student’s Guide to Meaningful Employment (Excerpts posted on TWEN)
  • Marjorie Shultz and Sheldon Zedeck, Traits of Effective Lawyers: Self-Evaluation (Posted on TWEN)
• Meeting with Residency Program Director, 8:30 am - Noon
• Meeting with Faculty Supervisor, 12:15 - 1:30 pm

Post to TWEN

• Memoranda of Understanding
• Confidentiality Agreement
• Draft Learning Goals and Plan

Week 2 (January 11-15)

First Individual Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• Schedule your conference to take place during Week 3 (January 18-22): calendly.com/emfink/

Post to TWEN

• Final Learing Goals and Plan
• Time log

Week 3 (January 18-22)

First Individual Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• As scheduled above

Post to TWEN

• Journal 1 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log

Week 4 (January 25-29)

First Group Meeting with Faculty Supervisor

• Day and time to be announced.

Post to TWEN

• Journal 2 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log

Week 5 (February 1-5)

Midterm Evaluation

• Give midterm evaluation form to site supervisor

Site Supervisor’s Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• Consult with your faculty supervisor about their availability during Week 6 (February 8-12)
• Schedule the conference for your site supervisor: calendly.com/emfink/

Post to TWEN

• Journal 3 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log

Week 6 (February 8-12)

Site Supervisor’s Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• As scheduled above

Post to TWEN

• Journal 4 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log
• Mid-term evaluation (completed by site supervisor)

Week 7 (February 15-19)

Professional Development

• Attend a one-hour professional development program of your choosing. This may include one unit completed on Procertas. See NC Bar Association website (ncbar.org) for CLE options (some are free for student members).

Second Individual Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• Schedule your conference to take place during Week 8 (February 22-26): calendly.com/emfink/

Post to TWEN

• Journal 5 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log

Week 8 (February 22-26)

Second Individual Conference with Faculty Supervisor

• As scheduled above

Post to TWEN

• Summary Report (See TWEN for instructions)
• Time log

Week 9 (March 1-5)

Final Evaluation

• Give final evaluation form to site supervisor

Second Group Meeting with Faculty Supervisor

• Day and time to be announced.

Post to TWEN

• Journal 6 (see TWEN for prompt)
• Time log

Week 10 (March 8-12)

Communication

• Thank you notes to site supervisor and others you worked with in your residency

Post to TWEN

• Time log
• Final evaluation (completed by site supervisor)
• Self-evaluation
• Certificate of Completion