Hierarchy, Race, And Gender In Legal Scholarly Networks

February 28, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Stanford Law Review article by University of Michigan Law professor W. Nicholson Price II and students Keerthana Nunna and Jonathan Tietz. The article explains how law article footnotes give insight into hierarchy, race, and gender in legal networks. 

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The Devolution Of The Legal Academy And The Revolution In Law Prof Hiring Standards

February 22, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Amin R. Yacoub (University of Virginia Law) detailing how hiring processes have shaped the legal academy over the past few years.

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Are law schools prepared for a multi-year cycle of substantial declines in 1L enrollment?

February 22, 2022

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) makes some predictions about the size of future first-year law school classes based on current LSAC data.

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Two-Thirds Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down 9.2% And In All LSAT Bands (Especially 170-180 (-15.4%) And 160-169 (-12.7%))

February 22, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest LSAC data showing a slight decrease in law school applicants for fall 2022 compared to the previous year at this point in the admissions cycle.

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Let’s Be Honest About Law School Cheating: A Low-Tech Solution For A High-Tech Problem

February 22, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Akron Law Review article by Lori A. Roberts (Western State Law) and Monica M. Todd (Syracuse Law) detailing some strategies law schools can use to deter students from cheating.

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Pandemic Pedagogy And Its Applications For International Legal Education And The Hyflex Classroom Of The Future

February 21, 2022

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Southern Illinois University Law Journal article by Colleen P. Graffy (Pepperdine Law) that details how remote teaching practices used during the pandemic can be used to enhance legal education study abroad and international programs.

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Debating Disability Disclosure In Legal Education

February 21, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Jasmine Harris (Penn Law) that explores disability identity and disclosure in legal education.

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ACCTM National Dispute Resolution Writing Competition – June 15 Deadline

February 21, 2022

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares the submission and deadline information for the American College of Civil Trial Mediators’ dispute resolution writing competition for law students.

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The Law School Curriculum And The Movement For Black Lives

February 21, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy article by Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb (UIC Law) on how law schools can better focus on issues of public policy and racial justice.

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AALS is returning in person in San Diego 2023!

February 14, 2022

PrawfsBlog (by Orly Lobel) — Professor Lobel (University of San Diego Law) shares the news that the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting will take place in person.  

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