Challenges And Opportunities: Intersectional Leadership In Law Schools
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change essay by dean Sudha Setty (Western New England Law) detailing the impact that women of color can have as law school deans.
Read More about Challenges And Opportunities: Intersectional Leadership In Law SchoolsLaw Professor Podcast Directory
Madisonian (By Michael Madison) — Professor Madison (Pitt Law) shares his directory of podcasts produced by law schools or affiliated centers.
Read More about Law Professor Podcast DirectoryPushing The Envelope: How A Handful Of Innovative Law Professors Delivered Distance Education In The Age Of Langdell
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Bernard J. Hibbitts (Pitt Law) that examines law schools’ first efforts to provide distance education in the 1870s.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the final volume of the Valparaiso University Law Review, a reflection on the history of the school.
Read More about Tribute To Valparaiso University Law School (1879-2019)Walking The Tightrope: Reflections of a Black Female Law Professor
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an excerpt from Njeri Mathis Rutledge’s (South Texas College of Law Houston) Campbell Law Review article, “Walking the Tightrope: Reflections of a Black Female Law Professor.”
Read More about Walking The Tightrope: Reflections of a Black Female Law Professor85% Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) reports the latest data from LSAC showing a nearly 20 percent increase in applications compared to the 2020 cycle.
Read More about 85% Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 96% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT BandsImplementation of the ABA’s New Experiential Training Requirement: More Whimper Than Bang
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Robert Kuehn) — Professor Kuehn (University of Washington Law) analyzes the impact of the ABA’s six-credit experiential training requirement for law schools, implemented in 2014.
Read More about Implementation of the ABA’s New Experiential Training Requirement: More Whimper Than Bang2020 Employment Figures Show Big Swings at Some Law Schools
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) offers an assessment of the employment outcomes for the law class of 2020 and provides data on bar passage rates for schools with the biggest changes over the previous year.
Read More about 2020 Employment Figures Show Big Swings at Some Law SchoolsOverall legal employment for the Class of 2020 declines slightly, with large law firm and public interest placement growing
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) analyzes the recently released employment data for 2020 law graduates.
Read More about Overall legal employment for the Class of 2020 declines slightly, with large law firm and public interest placement growingDiploma privilege, July bar exam administration, and law school employment outcomes
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) looks at the effect of online bar exams and diploma privilege on 2020 law graduate employment.
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