Symposium: Roadmap For Law School Modernity — Teaching Technology Competence

November 25, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of the contents of a recent University of St. Thomas Law Journal symposium that is focused on teaching technology competence in law schools.  

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What’s the use?

November 25, 2024

Everything in Between (by Michael Madison) — Professor Madison (Pitt Law) discusses the importance of recruiting law faculty that are passionate about their institution and who look to innovate for the future of legal education. 

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California Bar Exam Pass Rate Rises To 53.8%, Joining Upward National Trend

November 25, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from the July 2024 California Bar Exam that shows an improvement in pass rates. 

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Walter Dellinger: The Lawyer As Consummate Teacher

November 25, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a North Carolina Law Review article by Michael J. Gerhardt (University of North Carolina Law) that reflects on the legacy of late Duke Law professor Walter Dellinger. 

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Fred Gray Civil Rights Writing Competition

November 25, 2024

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares a call for submissions for a Texas Tech Law writing competition focused on civil rights writing. 

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If You Will Teach Mediation (or Other DR Course) Next Year, Read This

November 25, 2024

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a model mediation course syllabus demonstrating how to balance instruction in neutral and representative roles in mediation. 

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1L of a Blog Series: Conquering Your Final Exams

November 25, 2024

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dayna Smith) — Professor Smith (Vermont Law and Graduate School) offers study strategies to help law students succeed on exams.

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Demonstrating Civility: A Law School Learning Outcome

November 11, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Kentucky Law Journal article by Laurel Rigertas (Northern Illinois University Law) that details how law schools can teach civility and better define it a metric of student success.  

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Hubbard: New Rule Of Law Data Underscores Urgency Of Educating Next Gen Lawyers For Democracy 

November 11, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by William C. Hubbard (University of South Carolina Law) that emphasizes the importance of law schools training students on upholding the rule of law and democracy. 

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What Law Schools Teach When They Don’t Teach About State Constitutions

November 11, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a New Mexico Law Review article by Ellie Margolis (Temple Law) and Leonore Carpenter (Rutgers Law) that details why a focus on state constitutions is essential to legal education.  

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