Julia Glencer

Ms. Julia Glencer holds a J.D. (magna cum laude) from the Dickinson School of Law (1997) and a B.A. (summa cum laude) in English from Carlow College (1993). She began teaching first-year legal research & writing at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University in 2006; she also teaches upper-level legal writing courses and Administrative Law. She has significant experience with the judiciary, having served as a law clerk to the late Hon. Joseph F. Weis, Jr., and the Hon. D. Michael Fisher, both on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and to a judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Additionally, she designed and taught a seminar for students participating in judicial externships on behalf of the Law School Clinic. Ms. Glencer has presented numerous continuing legal education programs on law and literature and topics related to ethics. Ms. Glencer lives with her lawyer husband and daughter in the North Hills of Pittsburgh; she is an avid reader and plays the flute in an adult community band.

• J.D., Dickinson School of Law, 1997
• B.A., English, Carlow College, 1993

HONORS

• Adjunct Professor Award, Recipient, Student Bar Association, (Fall 2021)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Recipient, Student Bar Association,  (Spring 2016)

ARTICLES

• Raising Awareness of Alzheimer's/Dementia-Related Cognitive Impairment in the Law Firm Setting
  Duquesne Lawyer Magazine (Fall 2019) 
  Julia M. Glencer

• Seek Out Different Learning Experiences to Inspire Your Teaching: Vignettes from Flute Camp,
  24 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 36 (Summer 2016)
  Julia M. Glencer

• Got Skills? Adding Skills Through Professional & Business Development Exercises
  The Second Draft (Spring 2014)
  Julia M. Glencer, Erin R. Karsman, & Tara Willke

• The Fruits of Hope: Student Evaluations
  48 Duq. L. Rev. 233 (2010)
  Julia M. Glencer, Erin R. Karsman, Jan M. Levine & Tara Willke

PRESENTATIONS 

• Alzheimer's/Dementia-Related Cognitive Impairment in the Law Firm Setting: Raising Awareness and Reviewing the Options
  Julia M. Glencer
  Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (May 11, 2019) (3-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Dean John J. Sciullo Continuing Legal Education Series).    
• Appreciating the Law as a Literary Profession: Exploring Auchincloss & Camus
  Julia M. Glencer & Andrew P. Griffin, Esq.
  Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (April 29, 2017) (3-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Dean John J. Sciullo Continuing Legal Education Series).
• "We Don't Need No Or-Ee-En-Tay-Shun"
  Julia M. Glencer & Jan M. Levine,
  Why An Early Start to Legal Research & Writing is the Best Way for Students to Begin Law Study, The Seventeenth Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), Portland, Oregon (July 11, 2016).
• Appreciating the Law as a Literary Profession
  Julia M. Glencer
  Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (April 23, 2016) (3-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Dean John J. Sciullo Continuing Legal Education Series).
• Renewing Our Spirit by Teaching LRW with Reverence
  Julia M. Glencer
  The Sixteen Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, University of Arizona Law School, Tucson, Arizona (March 19, 2016).
• Communicating Effectively with Screen Readers: An Ethical Obligation Rooted in Competence
  Julia M. Glencer
  Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (April 25, 2015) (30-minute Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Dean John J. Sciullo Continuing Legal Education Series).
• Legal Writing Presentation for Alcoa
  Julia M. Glencer & Erin R. Karsman
  Alcoa Corporate Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (February 10, 2015) (pro bono "refresher" training session designed to fit needs of in-house corporate legal department (live in Pittsburgh and videoed to other offices).
• Emerging Adults, Rules and Authority: Navigating the Minefield to Cultivate Professional Behavior
  Julia M. Glencer
  The Fifth Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (December 6, 2014).
• Talking, Not Typing: A Basic Introduction to Dragon Dictation Software
  Julia M. Glencer
  The Third Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (March 16, 2013).
• Preliminary Session on How the Duquesne Law LRW Program Uses Technology to Enhance Teaching
  Julia M. Glencer, Jan M. Levine, & Tara Willke
  The Third Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (March 16, 2013).
• Back-to-the-Bar: Intensive Legal Writing Refresher
  Julia M. Glencer & Erin R. Karsman
  Koppers Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 1 & 8, 2013) (6-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Allegheny County Bar Association providing hands-on legal writing "refresher" training for lawyers returning to the practice of law after time devoted to other responsibilities, including child-rearing and parental care).
• Researching the Appellate Standards of Review
  Julia M. Glencer
  Allegheny County Law Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (June 29, 2011) (1-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Presentation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute).
• Turf Wars: Skills Courses and LRW
  Julia M. Glencer, Erin R. Karsman, & Tara Willke
  Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Bi-Annual Conference, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California (June 23, 2011).
• Writing in a Law Firm Context: Creation, Collaboration and Course Corrections
  Julia M. Glencer, Erin R. Karsman & Tara Willke
  The Second Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (March 5, 2011).
• The Fruits of Hope: Student Evaluations
  Julia M. Glencer, Jan M. Levine, Erin R. Karsman & Tara Willke
  The First Colonial Frontier Legal Writing Conference, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (December 5, 2009).
• Fast Track to Success:  Building and Advancing a New Program
  Julia M. Glencer, Jan M. Levine & Erin R. Karsman
  Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Bi-Annual Conference, University of Missouri/Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (July 17, 2009).