New Podcast: Talking Legal Ed

February 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Mercer Law Professors Linda Jellum, Billie Jo Kaufman, and David Ritchie launch a podcast series on new and innovative approaches to legal education.

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The Most Diverse Law Schools

February 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron ) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a link to preLaw magazine’s list of the most diverse law schools.  

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Best Kept Secret Exposed! Georgia State Law’s Racial Justice Resources

February 22, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jill Engle) — Professor Engle (Penn State Law) shares a link to a compilation of articles, videos, and other materials from Georgia State University Law that can help law faculty develop lessons focused on critical race issues.

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AccessLex: Pathways to the J.D.

February 16, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a link to “Analyzing Pathways to the J.D. with National Student Clearinghouse Data” by Tiffane Cochran and Lauren Walker (AccessLex Institute), a new research paper that looks at the differences in the paths to law school for traditionally underrepresented students.

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Legal Writing Professors and AALS Sections of the Year

February 16, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (By Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC John Marshall Law) notes that the most recent AALS Section of the Year awards were given to the Section on Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Research and to the Section on Balance in Legal Education. Both sections have officers and executive committee…

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The Degradation of Academic Law Library Director Status Since 2006

February 16, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a link to the Law Library Journal article, “Academic Law Library Director Status Since the Great Recession: Strengthened, Maintained, or Degraded?” by the University at Buffalo Law’s Elizabeth Adelman, Richard Patti, and Robert Adelman, as well as Pitt Law’s Karen Shephard.

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Some Helpful Websites and Other Resources to Improve your Writing

February 16, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (By Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC John Marshall Law) shares “Law Practice Tips” from lawyer Michael Goldblatt.

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Save the Date: Teaching Multicultural Lawyering Conference

February 16, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog — WMU-Cooley Law School is hosting a virtual conference, Teaching Multicultural Lawyering: Development, Integration and Conversation, on March 11.

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Transnational Conference on the Future of Legal Education

February 16, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (By Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC John Marshall Law) shares details on a 2022 global legal education conference hosted by Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi in Istanbul, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law, and Mitchell Hamline Law.

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At Graduation Employment Figures for Law School Graduates in 2018

February 16, 2021

Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Derek T. Muller analyses 2018 data on law school graduate employment at the time of graduation.

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