Madison winters aren't cold enough for attorney Jim Troupis so he is heading to Siberia. Troupis of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP will teach the rule of law and litigation in the American legal system to law students at Baikal State University of Economics & Law in Irkutsk, Russia, from mid April to early May.
Wisconsin
Lawyer
Vol. 81, No. 3, March
2008
Madison attorney to blog about his experience teaching in Russia
Madison
winters aren't cold enough for attorney Jim Troupis so he
is heading to Siberia. Troupis of Michael Best
& Friedrich LLP will teach the rule of law and litigation in the
American legal system to law students at Baikal
State University of Economics & Law in Irkutsk, Russia, from mid
April to early May.
"I will use American films and the traditional American law
school Socratic case method - both very different
from the lecture system of Russian universities," says Troupis.
"While the students learn English as part of their law
school curriculum, it is as a second language, and I am guessing
communication will be a challenge. I hope to
circumvent that a bit. All films will have subtitles and my outlines
will be translated into Russian."
Troupis is traveling for the Center for International Legal Studies,
a non-profit research, training, and
law publications institute. Based in Salzburg, Austria since 1976, CILS
promotes the dissemination of information
among members of the international legal community.
"This is true `missionary work for lawyers,' to have an
opportunity to spread the principles of the Rule of Law,"
says Troupis. He invites State Bar members to visit WisBar.org to read
his daily blog where he will chronicle
his adventures. Troupis' blog, fromrussiawithlaw.blogspot.com,
will be available beginning the week of April 7.
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