Former University of Tennessee Law dean Doug Blaze to serve as interim dean
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE NEWS — Dean Emeritus Doug Blaze, who is also the Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor, has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Law on an interim basis beginning July 1.
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — Law professors at the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis are partnering to offer a continuing legal education course that explains the state’s supervised practice rule. It’s a tool that can benefit graduates who are ready to practice law even though they have not had the opportunity…
Read More about University of Tennessee Law offers online presentation on state’s supervised practice ruleChinese University of Hong Kong Law leadership discusses the impact of COVID-19 on legal education
ABA JOURNAL — Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Lutz-Christian Wolff, Stephen Gallagher and Joyce Wong—the dean, associate dean for teaching and learning and the faculty secretary, respectively—of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s law faculty, about the COVID-19 pandemic and a potentially new era of legal education.
Read More about Chinese University of Hong Kong Law leadership discusses the impact of COVID-19 on legal educationOpinion: Law professors urge courts to consider these three bar exam alternatives for new law graduates
LAW 360 — Will bar exams be offered in July? Or even in September? The continued course of the COVID-19 pandemic casts grave doubt on the viability of in-person licensing exams this year. Even if states are able to lift their most restrictive measures, prohibitions on large gatherings are likely to remain in place.
Read More about Opinion: Law professors urge courts to consider these three bar exam alternatives for new law graduatesUniversity of Louisville Law professor Dan Canon discusses need to bridge gap between the legal academy and the profession
ABA JOURNAL — The worlds of law practice and legal academia are, despite all our commonsense expectations and earnest aspirations, separated by light-years. Lawyers and academics emphasize different syllables and use different slang. We go to different conferences, write for different publications and drink different spirits. We have different wants, drives and needs.
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UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Recognizing the need for multifaceted solutions to the issue of the legitimacy and acceptance of fair election results in the United States, Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), convened an ad hoc committee made up of a diverse group of leading…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Richard L. Hasen co-authors report on election securityUC Irvine Law details transition to online teaching
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — An unexpected need arose in March with the COVID-19 global pandemic, when in just a matter of days University of California Irvine, School of Law (UCI Law) faculty members faced the difficult task of creating virtual classrooms and carrying out teaching, supervision, and client representation responsibilities remotely.
Read More about UC Irvine Law details transition to online teachingUCLA Law professor Jennifer L. Mnookin elected to Academy of Arts and Sciences
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin was elected on April 23 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among the world’s preeminent learned societies of scholars, scientists and artists.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Members of the Juvenile Division in the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said current detention conditions are not appropriate for the confinement of youthful offenders amid the spread of the coronavirus. Their remarks were made at the “Youth Advocacy in COVID-19” event on Tuesday presented by the University of…
Read More about Center for Children, Law & Policy at University of Houston Law hosts session on youth detention advocacyUniversity of Houston Law professor Renee Knake publishes book on the women shortlisted for the US Supreme Court
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake examines the personal and professional lives of nine women who were considered, and ultimately passed over, for seats on the U.S. Supreme Court in a book scheduled for release in May.
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