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Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Degrees
- LL.M. University of Sydney
- J.D. Nova Southeastern University
- B.A. (Hons.) McMaster University
Biography
Conrad Sturm currently teaches Applied Legal Theory and Analysis I & II, Comparative Legal Writing and Research (Dual J.D.), and Advanced Appellate Advocacy. He joined Detroit Mercy Law in July 2023 with a background in teaching legal skills and business law courses at law schools in the United States, Canada, and Qatar since 2005.
Before joining Detroit Mercy Law, Professor Sturm taught at Qatar University College of Law from 2011 to 2023. Serving as the founding director of the QU Lawyering Skills Program from 2011 to 2018, Professor Sturm and his team brought the first comprehensive legal skills program to the Middle East and the QU Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree. At the 13th Annual Global Legal Skills Conference hosted by the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2018, Professor Sturm accepted the “Law School Award for Advancing Legal Skills Education” on behalf of the QU College of Law. In 2020, he co-authored a textbook for the law school’s core legal writing course and for legal practitioners in the region titled: “Informative Legal Analysis and Writing in the Middle East and North Africa.”
Before joining Qatar University, Professor Sturm taught J.D. students at Ave Maria School of Law (U.S.A.), The University of Alberta, Faculty of Law (Canada), and Queen's University, Faculty of Law (Canada). He also taught Master of Laws (LL.M.) and LL.M.-Kellogg students at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago.
Professor Sturm has presented at thirty-nine conferences and workshops in the U.S.A., Mexico, Italy, Australia, and Qatar, and has built an international reputation in legal skills education. He has served on various law school and university committees and has lectured at the Ministry of Justice in Qatar and Qatar University’s Office of Faculty and Instructional Development.
Professor Sturm earned an Honors Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) from McMaster University (Canada), a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University (U.S.A.), and an LL.M. from the University of Sydney (Australia). During his J.D. studies, he represented his law school at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, his team won the Second Best Memorial (Brief) Award at the Southeastern U.S.A. Regional Competition. Before commencing his LL.M., he worked in the commercial litigation department of Sandler, Travis, and Rosenberg, P.A., an international trade law firm headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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Courses Taught
Advanced Appellate Advocacy
Applied Legal Theory and Analysis I
Applied Legal Theory and Analysis II
Comparative Legal Writing and Research
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Selected Publications
Conrad A. Sturm & Aaron R. Harmon, Informative Legal Analysis and Writing in the Middle East and North Africa (Qatar University Press, 2020) (Legal Writing textbook).
“Communication Essentials for Lawyers,” Lexis Middle East, LexisNexis Gulf Legal Advisor (published online August 15, 2019).
Limits to Growth (chapter contribution) in Big Questions of Our Time: The World Speaks 78, 85 (Sundeep Waslekar and Ilmas Futehally eds., 2016).
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Selected Presentations
“Will Generative A.I. Redefine What it Means to be a Lawyer?” Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, Moderator & Discussant, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 24, 2024.
“Teaching LRW Online to International Students: Does it Have a Future?” Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law and the Nova Law Review 2021 Symposium, Presenter (Online), February 1, 2021.
“International Collaborative Teaching,” Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, Moderator (Online), August 4, 2020.
“Civil Law, Common Law, and the Qatari Legal System,” LexisNexis, Middlesex University Online Legal English Course: Communication and Writing skills, lead speaker for week-long course, July 12, 2020.
“Common Teaching Mistakes,” 13th Global Legal Skills Conference, University of Melbourne School of Law, Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 10-12, 2018.
“Teaching Int'l Graduate Students at U.S. Law Schools,” Michigan State University College of Law, roundtable discussion (webinar) hosted by the Global Legal Writing Skills Committee at MSU, May 5, 2016.
“Tips for Teaching LRW to International Students,” Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, California, December 4, 2015.
“What is the Role of LRW in International Legal Education?” Association of Legal Writing Directors 2015 Conference, University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, June 3-5, 2015.
“Combating Plagiarism with In-Class Legal Skills Assessments,” Global Legal Skills Conference X, Northwestern University School of Law and John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, May 20-22, 2015.
“Key Considerations for Developing a Legal Skills Program: Starting from Scratch in Qatar,” Global Legal Skills Conference IX, University of Verona Faculty of Law, Verona, Italy, May 21-23, 2014.
“The Internationalization of Legal Skills Instruction,” Law and Legal Education in the Americas: Comparative Perspectives, An International Law Conference, Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, June 21-22, 2013.
Guest Lectures on Contract Law to Business Students, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar, February 4 & 6, 2013.
“Incorporating Active Learning and Assessment into the Law School Curriculum,” Qatar University Office of Faculty and Instructional Development (OFID), a presentation, as nominated by the Dean of the College of Law, at QU’s 3rd OFID Days on “Active Learning and Assessment – Where are We?” Doha, Qatar, February 2012.
Lecture Series on Common Law Reasoning and Treaty Construction (twelve hours over seven weeks), Qatar Ministry of Justice, Doha, Qatar, December 2011 - January 2012.
“Compulsory Acquisition of Property in The Bahamas,” a presentation of an advisory opinion to the Attorney General of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas, November 2002.