An Overview of “A Study of the Relationship Between Law School Coursework and Bar Exam Outcomes”
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jessica Haller) — Professor Mary Lynch (Albany Law) analyzes a recent report forthcoming in the Journal of Legal Education that questions whether experiential courses affect bar exam outcomes. The study concludes that dramatic decline in bar rates is not due to students taking more experiential courses. She also warns schools…
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Law School Academic Support Blog (By Scott Johns) — Professor Scott Johns (University of Denver Law) analyzes a recent report forthcoming in the Journal of Legal Education that questions whether experiential courses affect bar exam outcomes. He concludes that law schools should provide better support and counsel to at-risk students through bar-test subjected but still allow…
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a special edition of the Southwestern Law Review on well-being in law schools and the legal profession with links to the articles.
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Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Pepperdine Law) discusses the latest Multistate Bar Exam scores from July. He voices caution on expecting future improved improvement in the scores. Similar results occurred in July 2017, but scores declined again in 2018.
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Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Pepperdine Law) shares data that shows that patent bar pass rates have declined similarly to state bar pass rates. He argues that this is an indication of the ability of law school graduates to pass any type of bar exam.
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Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — Professor Fruehwald (Hofstra University) explains Florida International University’s success in the bar exam can be traced to their emphasis on active learning, formative assessment, and problem solving. He points to a recent article by Professor Schulze (Florida International University) to be published in the Journal of Legal…
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Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — Author links to a recent essay published in the Clinical Law Review by Professor Jennifer Lee Koh (UC Irvine Law) that discusses the importance of regional law schools and their clinics serving local communities.
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Madisonian (By Michael Madison) — Professor Madison (Pitt Law) presents the latest post in a series that examines casebooks and the process by which they are developed and used.
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Legal History Blog (By Caroline Shaw) — Professor Shaw (Bates College) provides various teaching techniques and tips to help teachers to transition students to write more in-depth and nuanced analyses. She provides advice on how to encourage students in the brainstorming process and ease nervousness in writing.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Author links to a new Journal of Legal Education article by Robert Kuehn (Washington University Law) and David Moss (Wayne Law) that finds that efforts to improve student bar passage rates by limiting experiential credits are not supported by evidence. The article also finds that students lower in the…
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