Addressing Systemic Racism and Law Enforcement Reform Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud: Teaching Students How Law School Works

September 23, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professors Alexa Chew and Rachel Gurvich (University of North Carolina Law) that reflects on efforts to inform students about the various inequities they will observe during their law school experiences.

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Early signs point to dropping July 2021 bar exam results

September 14, 2021

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) is anticipating a drop in July 2021 bar exam scores in several states because of a variety of factors related to the pandemic. 

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With a sharp rise in LSAT scores, it’s worth keeping an eye on the law school Class of 2024

September 14, 2021

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller)  — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) analyzes LSAT scores for the incoming class of law students and notes how recent changes to the admission test will make for interesting comparisons to past and future classes. 

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What Is This Blog? Are States and Local Governments Democracies? Those and Other Animating Questions

September 14, 2021

State & Local Government Law Blog (by David Schleicher) — Professor Schleicher (Yale Law) announces a new blog to explore legal issues surrounding state and local government. 

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Nominations for Legal Writing Institute Awards

September 14, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares a call for nominations from the Legal Writing Institute for five awards for law school faculty related to teaching and scholarship. 

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LWI Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession

September 14, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares news that Northwestern Law and the Legal Writing Institute will hold free, virtual two day-symposium on artificial intelligence and the Legal Profession on September 24 and 25.   

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Postponing the Externships 11 Conference

September 14, 2021

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — The in-person Externships 11 Conference previously scheduled for February 18-20, 2022 has been postponed to Fall 2022 at a date to be announced. The conference is jointly hosted by Pepperdine Law and UCLA Law.   

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ABA Standards Committee Approves Anti-Racism, Bias Training As New Accreditation Standards For Law Schools

August 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — The Council of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently issued recommendations for changes to several standards for notice and comment, including the addition of a requirement for law schools to “provide education on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism.”

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Early Returns On The Law School Class Of 2024: Higher LSAT Scores, UGPAs, And Enrollment

August 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an analysis of the incoming class of law students from admissions consultant Mike Spivey.

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