Legal employment rate of law grads rises for sixth straight year

June 10, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares American Bar Association data on employment outcomes of the class of 2019.

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Reflection on Class of 2019 employment outcome

June 10, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Jerry Organ) — Professor Organ (University of St. Thomas Law) provides analysis on the law class of 2019 employment data.

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What? Why?

June 10, 2020

Alt JD — The author questions the purpose of legal education and how law faculty might improve student outcomes through the design of their courses and how they interact with students.

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Call for Papers – Legal and Judicial Ethics in the Post-#MeToo World – AALS Annual Meeting

June 10, 2020

The Faculty Lounge (By Renee Knake) — Professor Knake (Houston Law Center) shares a call for papers for the AALS Section on Professional Responsibility’s session as part of the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting.

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Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility

June 10, 2020

The Faculty Lounge (By Renee Knake) — Professor Knake (Houston Law Center) shares a call for article submissions and nominations for the 11th annual Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Development. The prize will be awarded as part of the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting. The deadline for submissions and nominations is September…

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30% of law schools now accept the GRE for admissions

June 10, 2020

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the list of ABA-accredited law schools that accept the GRE for admission.

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COVID-19 and Law Teaching: Developing Asynchronous Online Courses for Law Students

June 1, 2020

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron – Dean Paul Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article posted on SSRN from Yvonne Dutton and Seema Mohapatra (Indiana University McKinney Law) that provides guidance to faculty on designing and delivering online courses.

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“Take-Aways” from Day 1 of Drexel Conference

June 1, 2020

Best Practices for Legal Education) by Mary A. Lynch – Professor Lynch (Albany Law) shares insights from the first day of the Leaning into Uncertainty: Ensuring Quality Legal Education During Coronavirus virtual conference hosted by Drexel Law.

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Some tentative suggestions for safely restarting in-person teaching at universities

June 1, 2020

(The Volokh Conspiracy) by Ilya Somin – Professor Somin (George Mason Law) offers tips to faculty returning to teach in-person classes this fall.

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