Lesson from Critical Race Theory for the Experiential (R)evolution
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Robin Walker Sterling) — Professor Robin Walker Sterling (Northwestern Law) discusses “Assessing the Experiential (R)evolution” by professors Laila Hlass (Tulane Law) and Allison Korn (UCLA Law) and how lessons from critical race theory can improve approaches to clinical legal education.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Eduardo Capulong) — Professor Capulong (CUNY Law) discusses the need for pedagogical theory to properly incorporate critical race theory and experiential education in first-year courses .
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By G.S. Hans) — Professor Hans (Vanderbilt Law) discusses “Assessing the Experiential (R)evolution” by professors Laila Hlass (Tulane Law) and Allison Korn (UCLA Law) and believes law schools need to do more to secure the jobs of clinical faculty as a matter of equity and inclusion.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares an article forthcoming in the Nebraska Law Review by professor Sarah Schendel (Suffolk University Law) on the experiences of Black law school graduates during the pandemic.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Tim Duane (University of San Diego Law) on the health risks that faculty may face when returning to in-person classrooms. He details steps that schools should take to prepare for re-opening.
Read More about Teaching Law In The Time Of The COVID-19 VaccineSpring 2021 Article Submission Guides For 199 Main, 450 Specialty, And 60 Online Law Reviews — And Angsting Forum
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares several resources on submitting articles to law reviews and journals in 2021.
Read More about Spring 2021 Article Submission Guides For 199 Main, 450 Specialty, And 60 Online Law Reviews — And Angsting ForumLaw school inputs, outputs, and rankings: a guide for prospective law students
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) analyzes the components of law school rankings and argues certain admissions metrics are not very helpful for prospective law students in evaluating the quality of a school. He suggests categories of data that should be given more weight, such as employment…
Read More about Law school inputs, outputs, and rankings: a guide for prospective law studentsWhy Bar Examiners Should Eliminate Essay Questions and Focus on Performance Tests
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Andi Curcio) — Professor Curcio (Georgia State University Law) outlines reasons to eliminate essay questions from the bar exam and spend the additional time on performance questions.
Read More about Why Bar Examiners Should Eliminate Essay Questions and Focus on Performance TestsWhat do you need to find out now that you’ve gotten a tenure-track offer?
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares advice for law faculty candidates that have received tenure-track offers from law schools.
Read More about What do you need to find out now that you’ve gotten a tenure-track offer?Scholastica Data on 2020 Submissions
The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) examines Scholastica data on law journal submissions in 2020.
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