St. Louis Symposium: Teaching Law Online

January 31, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares articles from a recent Saint Louis University Law Journal symposium issue exploring online law teaching methods.    

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Managing Law Students As Consumers In A COVID World

January 31, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Pace Law Review article by Debra Moss Vollweiler (Nova Southeastern University Law) exploring how law students’ roles as consumers has changed since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.   

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Legal Writing Professors, Salary Disparities, And The Impossibility Of ‘Improved Status’

January 31, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Writing article by Amy Soled (Rutgers Law) outlining the wage disparity for legal writing professors and how it can negatively impact legal scholarship. 

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Eight updated graphics on the US legal services market (285)

January 31, 2022

Legal Evolution (by Bill Henderson) — Professor Henderson (Indiana University Maurer Law) shares updated data on the legal services market. 

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ABA Midyear Meeting Goes Virtual

January 26, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik)  — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares the announcement that the 2022 ABA Midyear Meeting next month will be completely virtual.    

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Brown: Stereotypes, Sexism And Superhuman Faculty

January 26, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Teneille R. Brown (University of Utah Law) detailing how stereotypes caused additional stress to female law faculty and caregivers during the pandemic. 

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Modern Diploma Privilege: A Path Rather Than A Gate

January 26, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Catherine Martin Christopher (Texas Tech Law) proposing how changes to diploma privilege could increase its use by states. 

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AI, Law Schools, And Bar Exams

January 25, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Dr. Lance B. Eliot (Stanford Law) outlining why law schools should create courses and programs on artificial intelligence. 

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Call for Proposals!

January 25, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a call for proposals for the upcoming AASE National Conference. 

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ALWD Teaching Grant Deadline is January 31

January 25, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — The Association of Legal Writing Directors announces that the deadline for teaching grant applications is January 31. 

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