AccessLex Institute 2021 Legal Education Data Deck

August 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the 2021 Legal Education Data Deck created by AccessLex Institute. The resource contains trend data related to law student admissions, employment, enrollment, and graduation.

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Pandemic Leadership

August 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Toledo Law Review article by Dean Brian Gallini (Willamette Law) where he details his experiences as a first-year dean along with the additional challenge of leading during a pandemic.

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Number of FAR Forms in First Distribution Over Time – 2021

August 30, 2021

PrawfsBlawg (by Sara Lawsky)  — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a chart containing the number of law faculty candidates in the first distribution of the AALS Faculty Appointments Register (FAR) each year since 2009.

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Law School Entry-Level Hiring Posting Schedule 2021-2022

August 30, 2021

PrawfsBlawg (by Sara Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares her schedule for posting information related to entry-level law school faculty recruitment.

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The Laws Of Public Higher Education Retrenchment

August 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy article by Jeremy Pilaar (Yale Law) that explores the legal framework that leads to underinvestment in higher education by states.

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Imposter Syndrome: Law Professors

August 26, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron)  — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares Professor Sara Ochs’ (University of Louisville Law) article “Imposter Syndrome & The Non-Traditional Law Professor” that explores how the hierarchy of legal academia can influence the well-being of law professors teaching legal skills courses.

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Imposter Syndrome: Law Students

August 26, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Dayton Law Review article by David Grenardo (St. Mary’s Law) where he argues the importance of providing courses that help law students create a positive professional identity.

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Teaching Students the Art of Giving (and Receiving) Feedback and Sharing IDEASS

August 26, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (by Kaci Bishop) — Professor Bishop (University of North Carolina Law) highlights the need to teach law students how to give feedback as well as receive feedback.

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Journal Of Legal Education Symposium: Gender Inequity Throughout The Legal Academy

August 17, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest published edition of the Journal of Legal Education focused on gender inequality and the legal academy.

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Wall Street Journal blames law schools for COVID economy

August 17, 2021

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Michael Simkovic) — Professor Simkovic (USC Gould Law) responds to a Wall Street Journal article focused on law graduate debt and employment outcomes. He argues the authors are using statistics out of context and ignoring data that shows the long-term career benefits of a law degree.

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