Supreme Court of Texas Divides Over July and September Administrations of the Texas Bar

August 4, 2020

The Volokh Conspiracy (By Josh Blackman) — Professor Blackman (South Texas College of Law) analyzes the Supreme Court of Texas’ decision on the July and September bar exams.

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How Do You Ask a Person to Be the Last Person to Die for a Mistake?

August 4, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) discusses the risk of reopening campuses this fall and outlines the many concerns of faculty.

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AASE Scholarship: A Conversation for ASPers Wanting to Write More

August 4, 2020

Law School Academic Support Blog — The author shares an announcement for a workshop hosted by the Association of Academic Support Educators’ committee on faculty scholarship.

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How to Become a Legal Writing Professor

August 4, 2020

Summary, Judgement (By Rachel Gurvich) — Professor Gurvich (UNC Law) shares what law students can do during and after law school to become a legal writing professor.

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Let’s Talk About Practice Tests!

August 4, 2020

Law School Academic Support Blog) by Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Law) explains how law students can effectively review and learn from practice tests to prepare for the bar exam.

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University of South Dakota to Host Symposium on Rural Issues and the Law

August 4, 2020

The Faculty Lounge (By Ann Tweedy) — Professor Tweedy (South Dakota Law) shares an announcement for a symposium on rural legal issues.

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Legal Citation and Pop Culture

August 4, 2020

Teach Law Better (By Jan M. Levine) — Professor Levine (Duquesne Law) shares some tips on teaching citation to first-year students.

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Cultivating Grit In Law Students

August 4, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professor Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich (University of North Dakota Law) in the Capitol University Law Review on how to cultivate “grit” in law students.

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Hiring Plans and Hiring Committees 2020-2021

August 4, 2020

PrawfsBlawg (By Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) is collecting information related to law schools’ hiring plans for this fall.

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Nominations for AALS-LWRR Section Award

August 4, 2020

Legal Writing Blog (By Mark E. Wojcik) — The AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research is soliciting nominations for their annual award.

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