The Empty Threat of 2Ls and 3Ls transferring to receive in-person instruction

June 1, 2020

(The Volokh Conspiracy) by Josh Blackman – Professor Blackman (South Texas Law) analyzes the likelihood of law students transferring schools to receive in-person instruction this fall if their school remains online only.

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Emergency Remote Teaching? Meet True Distance Learning

June 1, 2020

(AltJD) by Christopher Corts – Professor Corts (University of Richmond Law) discusses the emergency conversion of law school classes online in March. For classes that remain online in the fall, he argues that there is an opportunity to create a rich online learning experience with time and planning.

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The 2020 Nevada bar exam looks to an old exam format with a new twist

June 1, 2020

(Excess of Democracy) by Derek T. Muller – Professor Muller (Pepperdine Law) analyzes how the July bar exam is being administered in Nevada.

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A Law Students’ Bill of Rights

June 1, 2020

(Alt JD) by Cat Moon – Professor Moon (Vanderbilt Law) explores a potential law student bill of rights that details what students should be getting from their law school experience.

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Entry-Level Hiring—JD School Total and Over

June 1, 2020

(PrawfsBlawg) by Sarah Lawsky – Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) looks at entry level faculty hiring by professor’s law degree (JD) from 2011-19.

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Visualizing legal employment outcomes in Florida in 2019

June 1, 2020

(Excess of Democracy) by Derek T. Muller  –Professor Muller (Pepperdine Law) shares a visualization of legal employment outcomes for Florida’s 2019 law school graduates.

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New Resource! Confronting Structural Violence: Law Teaching Guides

June 1, 2020

(The Faculty Lounge) by Steve Lubet – Professor Lubet (Northwestern Law) shares the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights’ teaching guide on confronting structural violence.

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Reminder: Calling all Syllabi – By June 1

June 1, 2020

(Indisputably) by John Lande – Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a call for syllabi for the Dispute Resolution Resources in Legal Education website. The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 1, 2020.

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Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Legal Workplace

June 1, 2020

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron – Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Law & Social Inquiry article from professors Robert Nelson (Northwestern Law), Ioana Sendroiu, Ronit Dinovitzer, and Meghan Dawe (Toronto) detailing how discrimination in law firms is perceived by people of color and members of the LBGTQ communit

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Legal Scholarmush

June 1, 2020

(PrawfsBlawg) by Adam Kolber – Professor Kolber (Brooklyn Law) challenges legal scholars to differentiate their normative claims on law and morality to ensure readers can understand where they stand on issues.

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