USNWR promises three new employment rankings for law schools in its 2025 rankings release

March 25, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares news that the US News law school rankings will include three new employment-related metrics.

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“Florida Supreme Court Appoints Workgroup To Consider Bar Exam Requirements”

March 25, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares his thoughts on the Florida Supreme Court’s recent announcement that they are researching alternatives to the ABA for law school accreditation. 

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When Did You First Think About Law School?

March 19, 2025

Law:Fully (by Elizabeth Bodamer) — The author shares an analysis of data from LSAC surveys that ask first-year law students and LSAT test-takers when they first became interested in attending law school.  

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CFP: Legal Education Prognosticators in Retrospective

March 19, 2025

Legal History Blog (by Dan Ernst) — Professor Ernst shares a call for papers from AALS and the Journal of Legal Education seeking scholarship that reflects on past JLE articles and what has transpired in legal education since their publication.

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Journal Of Legal Education Publishes New Issue

March 19, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the contents from a recent edition of the Journal of Legal Education featuring articles written for the Continuing Legal Education and the Professional Education of Lawyers Symposium hosted by Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law in 2023.  

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Journal Of Legal Education Publishes New Issue

March 19, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the contents from another recently published edition of the Journal of Legal Education featuring articles presented at the Fourth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference that took place at American University Washington College of Law in 2019. 

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In a trying time for legal education, the proactive will feel little, but the reactive will feel a lot

March 19, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) discusses the importance of law schools being proactive when it comes to enrollment and adjusting to new federal and ABA polices.  

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California Supreme Court Reverts Back To In-Person Bar Exam In July

March 19, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that the California State Bar has reverted to an in-person exam following issues with administering the new exam in a remote format. 

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The California Bar Exam Fiasco: Is Provisional Licensure The Appropriate Remedy?

March 19, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a collection of news articles reporting on issues with the California State Bar’s release of its new bar exam. 

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17 Deans Ask California High Court To Provisionally License Grads Who Fail February Exam And Scrap New Kaplan-Written Questions And Revert Back To In-Person Exams In July

March 19, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a compilation of articles that highlight recent issues with the rollout of a new California Bar Exam and highlighting a letter from California Law deans calling for provisional licensing options. 

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