Spivey’s First Look At The Fall 2022 Admissions Cycle

October 18, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares an early analysis of the fall 2022 law school admission cycle from consultant Mike Spivey.

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LSA Announcement on Now-Defunct USNWR Legal Scholarship Rankings

October 18, 2021

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares the Law and Society Association’s statement approving of US News and World Report’s decision to drop its plan to develop a ranking of law school scholarly impact.

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Nominations for Legal Writing Institute Awards

October 18, 2021

The Faculty Lounge (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares a call for nominations for the Legal Writing Institute’s annual awards.

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AALS Section on Election Law opportunities for submissions

October 18, 2021

Election Law Blog (by Rick Hansen) — Professor Hansen (UC Irvine) shares calls for works-in-progress submissions and awards nominations for the AALS Section on Election Law.

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Legal Education In The United States: Moving Toward More Practical Experience

October 14, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares a Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law article by Judge Sandra R. Klein of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. In the article she argues law schools have moved in the right direction in terms of experiential education and urges lawyers and

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The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season Opens With A Bang: Applicants Are Up 15% TaxProf Blog

October 6, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares early data from LSAC regarding next year’s law school admissions cycle.

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The Impact Of 1L Credentials And Academic Attrition Rates On Bar Exam Success

October 6, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares an upcoming University of Detroit Mercy Law Review article by Professor Rory D. Bahadur (Washburn Law) and Dr. Kevin Ruth (University of Miami – Mathematics) that explores the impact of first-year law student credentials on attrition rates and bar exam results.

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20th Annual LatCrit-SALT Faculty Development Workshop

October 6, 2021

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Baker shares a post from professor Ron Hochbaum (University of the Pacific McGeorge Law) announcing the details of the 20th Annual LatCrit-SALT Faculty Development Workshop on October 7.

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Zoom Plus

September 29, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Liz Stillman) — Professor Stillman (Suffolk Law) explains how online classes create additional stress for students facing academic probation.

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PAC-12 Law Schools Weekly Zoom Series On Access To Justice

September 29, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) highlights the PAC-12 lecture series this fall, starting with USC Gould professor Jody Armour’s lecture on unconscious racism in America.

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