Review: The Deconstructed Issue Spotting Exam
Law Teaching Blog (By Jeremiah A. Ho) — Professor Ho (UMass Law) reviews a Journal of Legal Education article by professor Jamie Abrams (University of Louisville Law) on techniques for exam preparation, formative assessment, and lawyering simulation through a “deconstructed exam.”
Read More about Review: The Deconstructed Issue Spotting ExamHow to talk data and influence people, including lawyers (137)
Legal Evolution (By Evan Parker) — Author describes the advantages of using illustrations to describe data to legal and general audiences.
Read More about How to talk data and influence people, including lawyers (137)Why Law Schools Need to Teach Critical Thinking
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Scott Fruehwald) — The author argues the need for a systematic approach in teaching critical thinking in law school courses.
Read More about Why Law Schools Need to Teach Critical ThinkingBefore Law Schools
Prawfs Blawg (By Christine Chabot) — Professor Chabot (Loyola Chicago Law) discusses the historical significance of the creation of law schools in improving access to legal education and their influence on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More about Before Law SchoolsWho controls a journal: the editorial board or the publisher?
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) reports on a dispute between the editorial board of the European Law Journal and the publisher, Wiley.
Read More about Who controls a journal: the editorial board or the publisher?The need for standards governing the correction of errors in digital publications
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — The author shares an article posted on SSRN by professor Janet Sinder (Brooklyn Law) that discusses the lack of standardized practices related to post-publication errors in online journals.
Read More about The need for standards governing the correction of errors in digital publicationsPolitics and Prose: How Encouraging Thoughtful Political Discourse May Preempt Political Discrimination
Teach Law Better (By Abigail Perdue) — Professor Perdue (Wake Forest Law) expresses concern over political divisiveness in society and discuses methods that law professors can use to foster thoughtful political exchanges between students.
Read More about Politics and Prose: How Encouraging Thoughtful Political Discourse May Preempt Political DiscriminationThe Other Side of Bar Prep
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Marsha Griggs) — Professor Griggs (Washburn Law) recognizes the work of law school staff in preparing students for the bar exam.
Read More about The Other Side of Bar PrepThe Art of Being Clutch: How to Perform Your Best on Exams and Avoid the Choke Part 2
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Kevin Sherrill) — Professor Sherrill (University of San Diego Law) details strategies faculty members can use to prepare students for the bar exam through practice tests, careful preparation, and by building confidence.
Read More about The Art of Being Clutch: How to Perform Your Best on Exams and Avoid the Choke Part 2Survey Of Law School Faculty: Evaluation Of The Law Library
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares a recent survey from the Primary Research Group on law faculty satisfaction with their law school libraries.
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