So you failed the bar……..

November 22, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Law Chicago) gives advice to law graduates who did not pass the bar exam on the first attempt. 

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Experiential Learning During COVID A Perspective And A Proposal

November 15, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Katherene Connor (Elon Law) that reflects on the virtual experiential opportunities law schools provided during the pandemic and provides suggestions for future offering

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Special Post: LSAC acquisition of IFLP explained (275)

November 15, 2021

Legal Evolution (by Kellye Testy & Bill Henderson) — Kellye Testy, president of the Law School Admission Council and professor Bill Henderson (Indiana Maurer Law) explain how LSAC’s acquisition of the Institute for the Future of Law Practice came about and what

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Call For Papers: 8th Annual Michigan Junior Scholars’ Conference

November 15, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a call for papers for the upcoming Junior Scholars’ Conference at University of Michigan Law in April 2022.  

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Ok Boomer — The Approaching DiZruption Of Legal Education By Generation Z

November 15, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Quinnipiac Law Review article by Robert Minarcin (University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law) that outlines how Generation Z will change the landscape of legal education in the coming years.  

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CFP: Integrating Doctrine & Diversity: Inclusion and Equity Beyond the First Year

November 15, 2021

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford)  — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a call for proposals for a new book where contributors will share techniques and advice for integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion topics into the upper-level JD curriculum. The deadline for proposals is December 1, 2021.

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The Second Letter from the Academic Freedom Alliance to the University of Florida

November 10, 2021

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Keith E. Whittington) — Professor Whittington (Princeton University) shares a letter from the Academic Freedom Alliance to the University of Florida stating the university’s policy on faculty expert testimony violates professors’ First Amendment rights. 

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“Power and Politics in the Founding Era of Clinical Legal Education” by Roy Stuckey

November 10, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (by Mary Lynch) — Professor Lynch (Albany Law) shares an article by Roy Stuckey (University of South Carolina Law) available from the National Archive of Clinical Legal Education housed at Georgetown Law. The article details the earliest clinical legal education efforts at US law schools. 

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Symposium: Leading Differently Across Difference

November 10, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a selection of papers from the Hofstra Law Review‘s “Leading Differently Across Difference” symposia issue.   

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Could a purpose deficit fill unmet legal need? (273)

November 10, 2021

 Legal Evolution (by Tom Sharbaugh) — Professor Sharbaugh (Penn State Law) discusses how retired lawyers could be a resource for law school clinics.

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