Providing real-world context for the 1L Civil Procedure Course
PrawfsBlawg (By Jack Friedenthal, Arthur R. Miller, John E. Sexton, and Helen Hershkoff) — Professors Jack Friedenthal (George Washington Law), Arthur R. Miller (NYU Law), John E. Sexton (NYU Law), and Helen Hershkoff (NYU Law) share their perspectives on how faculty can teach the first year Civil Procedure course effectively online.
Read More about Providing real-world context for the 1L Civil Procedure CourseCall for Papers: AALS Section on Professional Responsibility 2021
PrawfsBlawg (By Dan Rodriguez) — Professor Dan Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) shares the call for papers from the AALS Section on Professional Responsibility for their program at the 2021 Annual Meeting.
Read More about Call for Papers: AALS Section on Professional Responsibility 2021Call for Papers and Participants: Summer Feminist Legal Theory Series
The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares an announcement from the U.S. Feminist Judgements Project call for papers and participant for their new biweekly Summer Feminist Legal Theory series. The submission deadline is May 20, 2020.
Read More about Call for Papers and Participants: Summer Feminist Legal Theory SeriesABA Legal Education Section nominates new members of council
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Nominating Committee’s announcement.
Read More about ABA Legal Education Section nominates new members of councilLots of Educational Programs
Indisputably — The authors share several upcoming professional education programs of interest to law professors
Read More about Lots of Educational ProgramsWhat works in online teaching?
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Professor Margaret Ryznar (University of Indiana McKinney Law) on creating effective online courses.
Read More about What works in online teaching?ASLH Student Research Colloquium and Graduate Student Survey
Legal History Blog (By Dan Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares announcements from the American Society for Legal History (ASLH). The ASLH invites students to apply to the Student Research Colloquium scheduled for November 11-12, 2020 in Chicago, IL. The application deadline is June 15, 2020. The ASLH is also conducting a survey for graduate…
Read More about ASLH Student Research Colloquium and Graduate Student SurveyValguarnera to lead seminar on comparative legal history and legal creativity
Legal History Blog (By Dan Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) announces an advanced seminar on ‘Comparative Legal History and the Debate about Legal Creativity’ taught by Professor Filippo Valguarnera of Stockholm University on May 26, 2020.
Read More about Valguarnera to lead seminar on comparative legal history and legal creativityDean Amar: New York’s Discrimination Against Graduates of Out-of-State Law Schools is Unconstitutional
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares Dean Vikram Amar’s (University of Illinois Law) opinion on the New York Board of Law Examiners’ decision to give graduates of the state’s law schools an exclusive 10-day window to apply for the September bar exam before allowing applicants from out of state schools.
Read More about Dean Amar: New York’s Discrimination Against Graduates of Out-of-State Law Schools is UnconstitutionalDeans ask New York to not discriminate against graduates of out-of-state law schools in sitting for September bar exam
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter from several law school deans to the New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge requesting that graduates from non-New York based schools be given the same access to the state bar exam as in-state graduates.
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