Is Law A Discipline? Forays Into Academic Culture
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article published in the Cleveland State Law Review by professor Gene R. Shreve (Indiana University Maurer Law) that examines the culture of the legal academy compared to other academic disciplines.
Read More about Is Law A Discipline? Forays Into Academic CultureCultivating Humility In Law Students
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article forthcoming in The Law Teacher by Phil Lord (McGill Law) on the benefits of cultivating humility in law students.
Read More about Cultivating Humility In Law StudentsCLEA: 2021 New Clinicians Conference Online May 17-20
Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares an announcement from the Clinical Legal Education Association about the virtual 2021 New Clinicians Conference.
Read More about CLEA: 2021 New Clinicians Conference Online May 17-20Halfway Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 22%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest law school applicant data from LSAC showing an increase over the previous year.
Read More about Halfway Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 22%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT BandsAssessing the Experiential (R)evolution
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — Professors Laila Hlass (Tulane Law) and Allison Korn (UCLA Law) look at the expansion of law school clinical and experiential offerings since the ABA adopted a six-credit requirement in 2014. The authors discuss their recent Villanova Law Review article that explores this expansion and provides suggestions for deans…
Read More about Assessing the Experiential (R)evolutionExamining Our Experiential Experiments
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — Phyllis Goldfarb (George Washington Law) provides additional analysis on the Villanova Law Review article by Professors Hlass (Tulane Law) and Korn (UCLA Law) and encourages law schools to follow their recommendations for identifying inclusive and sustainable practices to the grow and support experiential legal education.
Read More about Examining Our Experiential ExperimentsLaw School For Helicoptered Millennials
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article published in the St. Mary’s Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics on effective methods to teach and adapt to learning styles of today’s law students.
Read More about Law School For Helicoptered MillennialsHalfway Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 22%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest law school applicant data from LSAC showing an increase over the previous year.
Read More about Halfway Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 22%, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT BandsAssessing the Experiential (R)evolution
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — Professors Laila Hlass (Tulane Law) and Allison Korn (UCLA Law) look at the expansion of law school clinical and experiential offerings since the ABA adopted a six-credit requirement in 2014. The authors discuss their recent Villanova Law Review article that explores this expansion and provides suggestions for deans…
Read More about Assessing the Experiential (R)evolutionExamining Our Experiential Experiments
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Davida Finger) — Phyllis Goldfarb (George Washington Law) provides additional analysis on the Villanova Law Review article by Professors Hlass (Tulane Law) and Korn (UCLA Law) and encourages law schools to follow their recommendations for identifying inclusive and sustainable practices to the grow and support experiential legal education.
Read More about Examining Our Experiential Experiments