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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This Year’s Explanation?

September 29, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) looks at the recent July Multistate Bar Exam results and provides thoughts on why scores may have dipped over the previous year.

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The Federal Circuit Dataset Project

September 29, 2021

Empirical Legal Studies (by Michael Heise) —  Professor Heise Cornell Law provides a link to Professor Jason Rantanen’s (University of Iowa Law) third edition of the Federal Circuit Dataset Project which provides information and resources to law faculty and others conducting research on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Admissions Data At 75% Of The U.S. News Top 50: Higher LSATs, UGPAs, And Enrollment

September 23, 2021

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

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Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving American Democracy?

September 23, 2021

Balkinization (by Jack Balkin) — Professor Balkin (Yale Law) participates in a panel discussion hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UC Irvine along with Michele Goodwin (UC Irvine Law), and Michael Klarman (Harvard Law). The session was moderated by center director Rick Hasen and explored the protections and limitations of the US…

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Multistate Bar Exam scores drop but remain consistent with scores since 2014

September 23, 2021

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) reports the drop in scores from the recent July administration of the Multistate Bar Exam compared to the 2020 and 2019 administrations, but notes that scores have been fairly consistent over the last seven years.

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Ominous, says a Bar Exam Article

September 23, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) provides additional analysis on the 2021 July bar exam results and recent media coverage.

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Take Note: Teaching Law Students To Be Responsible Stewards Of Technology

September 23, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Catholic University Law Review article from Professor Kristen E. Murray (Temple Law) that outlines the role of technology in the modern legal profession and importance of providing meaningful experiences for interactions with technology in the law school curriculum.

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AALS Section on Academic Support – Call for Award Nominations

September 23, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a call for nominations for the AALS Section on Academic Support’s Legacy in Leadership and Trailblazer awards. Nominations are due on October 25 and the award will be presented at the AALS Annual Meeting.

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A Primer on Creating Study Tools

September 23, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Scott Johns) — Professor Johns (Denver Law) shares information on how to help students create study tools by Liz Stillman (Suffolk Law).

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