February 2022 MBE bar scores fall, match record lows
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares data on the results from the February 2022 bar exam and provides analysis.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an overview of the AALS American Law School Dean Study which explores the career pathways and challenges of leadership in legal education. Author includes a link to highlights from the report and media coverage.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a collection of papers from a recent Indiana Maurer Law symposium exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted legal academia.
Read More about Indiana Symposium: The COVID Care Crisis And Its Implications For Legal AcademiaHonoring Deborah Jones Merritt
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares an essay by Claudia Angelos (NYU Law), Mary Lu Bilek (CUNY Law), and Joan Howarth (UNLV Law) that highlights the career of professor Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State Law).
Read More about Honoring Deborah Jones MerrittThe Faculty Lounge – Which Law Reviews are Soliciting Symposium Proposals?
The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a list of law reviews currently accepting symposia proposals.
Read More about The Faculty Lounge – Which Law Reviews are Soliciting Symposium Proposals?Law School Academic Support Blog – Take That Leap! (AccessLex Scholarship Grants)
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Law Chicago) shares application materials for AccessLex Institute scholarship grants.
Read More about Law School Academic Support Blog – Take That Leap! (AccessLex Scholarship Grants)Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports – Law Schools Unfairly Ranked by U.S. News
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares his opinion that the methodologies for ranking law schools are flawed and keep some law schools from proper recognition.
Read More about Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports – Law Schools Unfairly Ranked by U.S. NewsIndisputably – Zacharias Prize – Call for nominations
Indisputably (by Michael Moffitt) — Professor Moffitt (University of Oregon Law) shares a call for nominations for the Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility.
Read More about Indisputably – Zacharias Prize – Call for nominationsTaxProf Blog – NCBE Seeks Public Comment On Proposed New Bar Exam
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — A new bar exam slated to debut in 2026, which will test more skills and fewer subjects than its current incarnation, is now ready for public comment from legal professionals. The National Conference of Bar Examiners has asked the legal community to weigh in on preliminary outlines of exam content that,…
Read More about TaxProf Blog – NCBE Seeks Public Comment On Proposed New Bar ExamIndisputably – Conference on Bar Exam Reform on April 22
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares information on a virtual conference on bar exam reform.
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