Washington Supreme Courts grants diploma privilege to all bar applicants
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares the announcement from the Washington State Supreme Court, granting diploma privilege to all bar exam applicants who are registered for the July and September 2020 bar exam.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Andrea Curcio) — Professor Curcio (Georgia State Law) analyzes the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision to grant bar exam applicants licensure by diploma privilege.
Read More about Washington’s Emergency Diploma Privilege: A Practical Solution for Troubled TimeCalifornia deans urge Supreme Court not to leave class of 2020 law grads in bar exam limbo
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter from California law school deans requesting that the California Supreme Court considers the negative impact of their decisions regarding the administration of the 2020 bar exam.
Read More about California deans urge Supreme Court not to leave class of 2020 law grads in bar exam limboNALP survey quantifies COVID-19 impact on summer programs, recruiting, and OCI
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares key findings from the National Association for Law Placement’s survey on the impact of the pandemic on legal employers, law schools and students.
Read More about NALP survey quantifies COVID-19 impact on summer programs, recruiting, and OCIOnly 5% of Black first-time takers passed February California bar exam, compared to 52% of whites, 42% of Asians, and 31% of Hispanics
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an analysis of February California bar exam results by race.
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Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — Professor Fruehwald (Hofstra Law) shares his analysis on factors behind the low pass rate of Black law graduates on the February California bar exam. He urges the implementation of improved teaching methods to help all students succeed.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article from Professor Jerome M. Organ (University of St. Thomas Law) based on analysis of a paper by professors C.J. Ryan (Roger Williams Law) and Brian L. Frye on the failures of revealed-preferences rankings and how methodology has skewed the results of those…
Read More about Organ: What the Revealed-Preferences Ranking Fails to RevealMore memory advice for the bar exam
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Chicago Law) shares additional advice on how students can improve their memory while preparing for the bar exam.
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Summary, Judgement (By Adam Chilton) — Professor Chilton (University of Chicago Law) reflects on the advice found in the book Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia.
Read More about Why good advice on legal academia is hard to getBut not all law professors’ jobs are the same
Summary, Judgement (By William Baude) — Professor Baude (University of Chicago Law) shares his perspective on student motivations on joining the legal academy in response to Professor Adam Chilton’s post on how faculty positions differ across institutions.
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