Clinicians Reflect On COVID-19: Lessons Learned And Looking Beyond

December 6, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares reflections from law professors on how COVID-19 has shaped clinics and teaching.  

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If You Build It, They Will Come: What Students Say About Experiential Learning

December 6, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron)  — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Florida A&M University Law Review article by David Thomson (Denver Law) and Stephen Daniels (American Bar Foundation) that reflects on the experiential and clinical experiences of Denver Law students. 

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Practice Makes Progress

December 6, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Law Chicago) advises students to take practice exams and review hypotheticals in place of memorizing facts to prepare for final exams.  

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Journal of Legal Education Publishes New Issue

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares articles from the recently released issue (69-3) of the Journal of Legal Education.  

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Alexander: The Assault on American Democracy and the Path Forward

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an introduction and chapter in the book Beyond Imagination? The January 6 Insurrection, by Villanova Law dean Mark C. Alexander. The upcoming book contains contributions by 14 law school deans. 

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Legal education as a key stakeholder in legal services reform (276)

November 22, 2021

Legal Evolution (by Dan Rodriguez) — Professor Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) explains how law schools and other institutions can assist efforts to reform legal services. 

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Reducing Debt and Increasing Access to the Profession: An Empirical Study of Graduate Debt at U.S. Law Schools

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Scott F. Norberg and Stephanie J. Garcia (Florida International University Law) that examines how law school debt affects new graduates as they start their careers.  

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Clinics in the Age of Covid and Beyond

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Dean Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a message from assistant dean Jeffrey Baker (Pepperdine Law) that addresses how the pandemic has impacted the school’s clinics and how they are adapting to changes. 

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The Makings of a Culturally Savvy Lawyer: Novel Approaches for Teaching and Assessing Cross-Cultural Skills in Law School

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Law & Education article by Shahrokh Falati  (New York Law School) that details how law professors can teach cultural competency skills to their students. 

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Common Mistakes at the End of the Semester

November 22, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares advice for law students as they reach the end of the fall semester.  

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