Legal Education’s Waterloo

October 1, 2020

Madisonian (By Michael Madison) — In this essay, Professor Madison (University of Pittsburgh Law) details his belief that the current legal education system is upheld by the organized bar and offers solutions to this problem.

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What is an excellent legal education? Answers based on data (193)

September 30, 2020

Legal Evolution (By Evan Parker) — The author analyzes 2020 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) data and discusses what law faculty can do improve the law school experience for students.

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Law Professor Twitter Census 2020-2021 Edition – Call for Entries, Corrections, Revisions by 9/15

September 30, 2020

The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares details on how to participate in the Law Professor Twitter Census for 2020-21 and asks for corrections and revisions from readers.

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Apply to My Two Favorite Fellowships

September 30, 2020

Summary, Judgement (By William Baude) — Professor Baude (University of Chicago Law) shares application information for the Bigelow Fellowship and Stanford Constitutional Law Center Fellowship.

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION VIDEO AND PODCAST ONLINE LIBRARY

September 30, 2020

Indisputably (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a collection of dispute resolution related videos and podcasts for law faculty.

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Boozang: A Vision Of A Distinctive Catholic Law School

September 30, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Reacting to a previous piece on the subject, dean Kathleen M. Boozang (Seton Hall Law) provides an alternative vision of how Catholic law schools can standout and maintain their identity in today’s environment.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHAEL MOFFITT, WINNER, AALS ADR SECTION BEST ARTICLE OF 2019

September 30, 2020

Indisputably (By John Lande) — The author shares an announcement from the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution congratulating professor Michael Moffitt (University of Oregon Law) as the recipient of the section’s best article award.

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The Professional Responsibility Case For Valid And Nondiscriminatory Bar Exams

September 30, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares an article forthcoming in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics by professor Joan W. Howarth (UNLV Law) that examines Title VII and the bar exam.

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NCBE President To Bar Exam Test-Takers: ‘I Understand Your Anxiety And Anger’

September 30, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — The author shares an article from Law.com that shares NCBE president Judith Gundersen’s thoughts on the current state of the bar exam amid the pandemic.

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Pepperdine Caruso Dean Follows Lead Of Penn State Dickinson Dean In Giving $125,000 To Help Law Students With Emergency Needs

September 30, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) makes donation providing financial relief to students with emergency needs, inspired by a recent donation by Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway.

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