July 2019 California Bar Exam Results For Out-Of-State Law Schools
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares July 2019 California Bar exam results for out-of-state law school graduates.
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PrawfsBlawg (By Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares information on entry level law school faculty hiring for 2020. The list was assembled using public announcements and submitted information.
Read More about Reported Entry Level Hiring 2020 – SpreadsheetPutting Your Class Goals in The Syllabus
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — The author advocates for law faculty to list detailed goals for the class in their syllabi. He shares Rick Garnett’s (Notre Dame Law) criminal law syllabus as an example.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City Law) shares advice for law students on how to us the winter break to prepare for the February 2020 bar exam.
Read More about Time for the Holiday Break and . . . Bar PrepFinal Reflections on VAP/Fellowship Interview Series
PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) reflects on her series of interviews with directors of law school VAP and fellowship programs as chair of the AALS Committee on Becoming a Law Teacher.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a recent article from LSAC President and CEO Kellye Y. Testy analyzing law school enrollment numbers for fall 2019. She notes that the first-year class dipped slightly compared to last year as law schools take a cautious approach despite improved applicant numbers.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Inside Higher Ed article highlighting a debate regarding the use of QR-codes at academic conferences. He provides a clarification that AALS does not use QR codes to track attendance at annual meeting sessions.
Read More about Should AALS Use QR-Coded Badges At The 2020 Annual Meeting?Drafting MBE Items: A Truly Collaborative Process
Teach Law Better (By Tim Davis) — Professor Davis (Wake Forest Law) shares his experience observing the drafting of questions for the Multistate Bar Examination.
Read More about Drafting MBE Items: A Truly Collaborative ProcessSection on Empirical Study of Legal Education Seeking Nominations
Law School Academic Support Blog (By Marsha Griggs) — Professor Griggs (Washburn Law) shares an announcement seeking nominations for officers and executive committee positions for the AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession.
Read More about Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education Seeking NominationsActive Retrieval Practice: Known to Improve Learning but Underappreciated?
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Benjamin Madison) — Professor Madison (Regent Law) discusses how law students can benefit from the use of active retrieval methods that tap into recalled knowledge to solve problems.
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