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Baylor Law Legal Mapmaker Program
Baylor University Law School has developed a new collaborative program, Legal Mapmaker, that addresses the access-to-justice problem for low- and middle-income Americans who have basic legal needs, but cannot afford the services of an attorney.
Current Issues in Legal Education
Fifty Ways to Promote Teaching and Learning
Gerald Hess, Professor Emeritus at Gonzaga University School of Law, Michael Hunter Schwartz, Dean of University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and Nancy Levit, Professor of Law at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, focus on the efforts law schools and professors can make to improve instruction and student learning in the classroom.
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AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference: Law schools see increase in faculty hiring
LAW.COM — According to the Association of American Law Schools, meaning it’s something of a buyer’s market for would-be profs. 111 law schools have advertised open positions this cycle, the highest number in at least four years. Last year, 90 schools posted available jobs in advance of the hiring conference.
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A look at the structure of two new hybrid JD programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — University of Dayton and the University of New Hampshire, started their inaugural hybrid J.D. terms this fall.The two new degree programs offer an early look at the pedagogy and the faculty role in online legal education at the J.D. level.
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Law students share advice on succeeding in law school
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Members of the 2019–2020 Law Student Division Council, along with other law students across the country, offer their advice to you, their fellow law students.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Law - Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law - October 3, 2019
- 16th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference - William & Mary Law School - October 3-4, 2019
- 2019 AASE Bi-Annual Diversity Conference - DePaul University College of Law - October 3-4, 2019
- AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law - October 3-5, 2019
- Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Fall Conference - Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University - October 4, 2019
- Election Integrity in a Time of Political Polarization: Gerrymandering, Redistricting Commissions and the 2020 Census Citizenship Question - Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of LAw - October 4, 2019
- Symposium on the Law and Economics of Marijuana Legalization - Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University - October 6, 2019
- Annual Fall Continuing Legal Education Symposium: Health Law Responses to Crisis and Change - Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law - October 10, 2019
- Colloquium On Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law - October 10-12, 2019
- Next Steps in Health Reform 2019 - American University Washington College of Law - October 10-11 2019