54 More Deans ask New York to not discriminate against graduates of out-of-state law school in sitting for September bar exam
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Paul Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter from more than fifty additional law school deans addressing the decision of the New York State Board of Law Examiners to give bar exam registration priority to New York law school graduates.
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Andrea Curcio) — Professor Curcio (Georgia State Law) analyzes a Bloomberg Law article written by Professors Claudia Angelos (NYU Law), Eileen Kaufman (Touro Law), Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State University Law), Patricia Salkin (Touro Law). The authors present alternatives to the decision to give New York’s law school graduates priority access to…
Read More about A NY bar exam option that doesn’t require fighting for seatsJuly Bar Exam Update: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares bar exam updates from select states. The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered the July bar exam to be postponed until September 9-10, 2020. The Iowa Board of Law Examiners announced that the July 2020 Iowa Bar Exam will proceed as scheduled on July 27-29, 2020.…
Read More about July Bar Exam Update: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, MissouriJuly 2020 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a map from NCBE on each state’s bar exam decisions, as well as a roundup of TaxProf Blog’s coverage of bar exam delays and format changes.
Read More about July 2020 Bar Exam Status by JurisdictionJuly Bar Exam Update: D.C., Maine, Massachusetts
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares bar exam updates from select states. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has postponed the July bar exam to September 9-10, 2020. As of May 4, 2020, the Maine Board of Bar Examiners has reached the maximum number of seats for the bar exam…
Read More about July Bar Exam Update: D.C., Maine, MassachusettsNCBE July Bar Exam Update
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares updates from the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The July exam will proceed as planned in some states and jurisdictions. NCBE is also providing additional exam materials for jurisdictions that have delayed their July exams or decided to offer additional dates in the fall.
Read More about NCBE July Bar Exam UpdateConversations about innovations in Teaching, Technology, and Research
Best Practices for Legal Education (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) announces a series of online workshops covering innovations in technology, research, and teaching.
Read More about Conversations about innovations in Teaching, Technology, and ResearchAALS Section on Professional Responsibility Call for Papers-2021 AALS Annual Meeting
The Faculty Lounge (By Steve Lubet) — Professor Lubet (Northwestern Law) shares the call for papers from the AALS Section on Professional Responsibility for the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting. The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2020.
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Indisputably (By John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a call for syllabi for the Dispute Resolution Resources in Legal Education website.
Read More about Calling All SyllabiLSAC researching pre-matriculation writing assessment
Law School Academic Support Blog) by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City Law) shares an announcement from LSAC requesting feedback on their in-development pre-matriculation writing assessment.
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