Vischer: Legal Education In An Age Of Polarization

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a St. Thomas Law Journal article by Robert K. Vischer (St. Thomas University Law) that explores how political polarization has affected legal education.

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From Pandemic To Pedagogy: Teaching The Technology Of Lawyering In Law Clinics

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Washington University Journal of Law & Policy by Sarah Boonin (Suffolk Law) and Luz E. Herrera (Texas A&M Law) that explores some of the innovative ways law clinics have used technology to facilitate remote learning during the pandemic.

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What do you need to find out now that you’ve gotten a tenure-track offer?

March 7, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) offers advice to law professor candidates who have been offered a tenure-track position.

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Dividing Law School Faculties Into Academic Departments: Dismantling The Gendered Doctrinal-Skills Hierarchy In Legal Education

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Larry Cunningham (Charleston Law) that offers solutions to gender disparity within law school faculties.

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Snitches Get Stitches: Ditching The Toleration Clause In Law School Honor Codes

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethicspaper by Meredith C. Manuel (Georgetown Law) that looks at how law school mandates that require peers to report honor code violations can negatively impact learning environments.

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Bar Exam Taker With Negative Covid Test Removed From Room After Temperature Check 20 Minutes Into Exam

March 2, 2022

TaxProfBlog (by Paul Caron) — Alaina Arroyo was 20 minutes into the Nebraska State Bar Exam on Tuesday when a health inspector came over to take her temperature, which had not been done before she began the test. After registering readings of 101 degrees three times, she was told, “You’re done, you need to get out right now,”

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Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum, June 2022: call for papers

February 28, 2022

Rebecca Tushnet’s 43(B)log (by Rebecca Tushnet) — Professor Tushnet (Harvard Law) shares a call for papers for an upcoming forum focused on scholarship by junior faculty members. 

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Growing Number Of Leadership Programs And Courses Support Professional Identity Formation

February 28, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Santa Clara Law Review article by Leah Teague (Baylor Law) that explores how leadership programs have motivated students to serve their communities.  

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Lawsky Entry Level Hiring Report 2022 – Call for Information

February 28, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) requests that new law faculty hires contribute information to her 2022 Entry Level Hiring Report.   

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Learning Curve Submissions

February 28, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a call for submissions for the upcoming edition of the AALS Section on Academic Support newsletter The Learning Curve.  

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