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David Raeker-Jordan

Retired Associate Professor of Legal Methods

 

Phone: 717.541.1996

“Although we tell new law students that law school is different and that law school is hard, many new law students don’t appreciate what we are saying. Think about it this way: ‘The first year of law school is boot camp for your brain'." 

David Raeker-Jordan is dedicated to improving students’ learning experiences through pedagogical innovation. Whether through the use of team-based learning, metacognitive reflection, or incorporating pedagogical best-practices into his course design. Professor Raeker-Jordan strives to create a classroom designed to maximize learning and create self-motivated learners.

Professor Raeker-Jordan taught courses related to legal methods, including Legal Methods I and II, Legal Methods III-Contract Drafting, Legal Methods III-Advanced Legal Analysis, and Intensive Legal Analysis. Professor Raeker-Jordan coordinated the Fundamentals of the Bar Exam course and was faculty advisor for the Moot Court Honor Society.

Professor Raeker-Jordan retired at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.

  • Legal Methods I and II
  • Legal Methods III-Contract Drafting
  • Legal Methods III-Advanced Legal Analysis
  • Intensive Legal Analysis

Education

BS, North Carolina State University
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, cum laude

Experience

Associate Legal Methods Professor, Widener University School of Law
Assistant Legal Methods Professor, Widener University School of Law
Legal Writing Professor, Widener University School of Law
Visiting Legal Writing Professor, Widener University School of Law

Bar Admissions

Maine

Memberships

Order of the Coif
Association of American Law Schools
American Bar Association
Legal Writing Institute
Vice Chairperson, Harrisburg Center for Peace and Justice

Presentations

“Team-Based Learning 101,” 2014 Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2014. Co-presented with Professor Jennifer Lear, The George Washington University Law School and University of Baltimore School of Law.

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