AALS-ASP Webinar on Self-Care
LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLOG – The AALS Section on Academic Support hosted webinar titled “Supporting Ourselves & Each Other,” on June 26, 2020. The webinar focused on the topic of self-care with panelists providing suggestions on well-being and mindfulness practices.
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PRAWFSBLAWG by HOWARD WASSERMAN – AALS recently cancelled the 2020 Faculty Recruitment Conference due to the health risks associated with the pandemic. Law faculty hiring will be conducted remotely. Latisha Nixon-Jones (University of Oregon Law) has started a listserv for information on VAP and fellowship positions.
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MADISONIAN by MICHAEL MADISON – Professor Michael Madison (University of Pittsburgh Law) discusses three different competency-based webinar series being offered this summer: the “Passport to Practice” series, the CLI Corporate Legal Leaders Summer Webinar Series, and the Legal Tech Essentials Program at Bucerius Law School.
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LEGAL EVOLUTION by LAUREN HENDERSON and BILL HENDERSON – Lauren Henderson, a research assistant for Legal Evolution, and Professor Bill Henderson (Indiana University Maurer Law) summarize the findings of ALM Intelligence’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey.
Read More about What needs to change to improve mental health in the legal profession? (171)Supreme Court clerkship placement, 2013 through 2019 terms
BRIAN LEITER’S LAW SCHOOL REPORTS – Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares data on US Supreme Court clerkships by law school between 2013-2019.
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THE FACULTY LOUNGE by BRIDGET CRAWFORD – Announcement of the inaugural competition for the Women, Gender & the Law Emerging Scholar Award presented by Pace Law. The competition is for full-time law professors with less than five years of teaching experience, and the award will recognize excellence in legal scholarship related to women, gender, and the…
Read More about Women, Gender & the Law Emerging Scholar Award: Call for SubmissionsOrin Kerr’s The Legal Academy
TAX PROF BLOG by PAUL CARON – Orin Kerr (UC Berkeley Law) has created The Legal Academy, a new series on YouTube and Apple Podcasts interviewing law professors. Links to the first six episodes of the series can be found in the article.
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Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (By Rachel Casper) — Author shares the Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project, hosted by AALS, which contains resources to help law schools understand and work on antiracism efforts.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a New York Times op-ed by Chris Lebron, professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and author of The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea, on experiencing racism in academia.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Beth Kaimowitz) — Professor Kaimowitz (University of New Mexico Law) shares how police violence and resulting protests impact students ability to prepare for the bar exam, and how law faculty can best support new graduates.
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