The best metaphor for today’s legal market is the auto industry circa 1905 (231)
Legal Evolution (By Bill Henderson) — Professor Henderson (Indiana University Maurer Law) analyzes the changes in the legal profession discussed in Richard Susskind’s book Tomorrow’s Lawyers. Professor Henderson draws parallels between the future of the legal profession and the auto industry in the early 20th century.
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What Great Law Schools Do (By Michael Hunter Schwartz) — Dean Schwartz (Pacific McGeorge Law) highlights several law school courses on law and technology in four categories.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an excerpt from “Explicit Instruction in Legal Education: Boon or Spoon?,” a University of Memphis Law Review article by Beth Brennan (University of Montana Law).
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The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares history professor Ellen Muehleberger’s (University of Michigan) tips on how to write a conclusion for a scholarly paper. Professor Crawford explains how these tips also apply to law review articles.
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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.”
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — Professor Finger (Loyola New Orleans Law) provides details on an interactive AALS Clinical Conference session on “presentation principles” moderated by Ann Shalleck (American University Washington College of Law) and Conrad Johnson (Columbia Law).
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author provides details on a AALS Clinical Conference session presented by professors Kendall Kerew (Georgia State Law), Brittany Stringfellow Otey (Pepperdine Law), Gail Silverstein (UC Hastings Law), and Kelly Terry (University of Arkansas Law) that provides advice on promoting and implementing best well-being practices for…
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author provides details on a AALS Clinical Conference session presented by professors Kristina Campbell (UDC Law), Michelle Ewert (Washburn Law), Katy Ramsey (University of Memphis Law), and Emily Torstveit Ngara (Georgia State Law) on service-learning projects their clinics provide to the community.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Susan L. Brooks) — Professor Brooks (Drexel Law) shares how clinical law professors can encourage ‘wholeheartedness’ through their teaching and discusses her session on the topic at the 2021 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — The author draws attention to a session at the 2021 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education where Elizabeth Keyes (University of Baltimore Law) and Anita Sinha (American University Washington College of Law) discuss how clinical law professors can maintain resilience throughout their career.
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