Wanted: Law Students Who Can Write
Teach Law Better (By Abigail Perdue) — Professor Perdue (Wake Forest Law) gives advice to legal recruiters on hiring graduates with strong writing skills.
Read More about Wanted: Law Students Who Can WriteInterview with Gordon Silverstein about Yale Law School’s Ph.D. in Law Program
PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) interviews Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs at Yale Law School, about Yale’s new Ph.D. in Law program. This is the latest in a series related to the new AALS Becoming a Law Teacher website.
Read More about Interview with Gordon Silverstein about Yale Law School’s Ph.D. in Law ProgramInterview with Candace Zierdt about the Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor Program at Stetson University College of Law
PrawfsBlawg (By Jessica Erickson) — For the latest Q and A in her series for PrawfsBlawg and the AALS Becoming a Law Teacher website, Professor Erickson (University of Richmond Law) interviews Candace Zierdt, director of a Visiting Professor program at Stetson Law.
Read More about Interview with Candace Zierdt about the Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor Program at Stetson University College of LawLaw Schools by Number of Graduates (JD, LLM, and SJD) in the First FAR, 2019
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — Numerical breakdown of law school graduates by school and their participation in the first distribution of the Faculty Appointments Register.
Read More about Law Schools by Number of Graduates (JD, LLM, and SJD) in the First FAR, 2019A Few Practical Classroom Resources For The Weeks Ahead: Accessibility, Clarity, and Inclusivity
Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jennifer Bard) — Jennifer Bard (Georgetown Law) gives some advice to faculty on how to choose appropriate course materials for their students.
Read More about A Few Practical Classroom Resources For The Weeks Ahead: Accessibility, Clarity, and InclusivityCLEA: Social Justice in Legal Clinics: The Economic Justice Clinic at Notre Dame
Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — In an article from the Clinical Legal Education Association’s series on social justice advocacy in legal clinics, Judith Fox (Notre Dame Law), talks about the importance of clinics being uniquely situated to combat lax housing laws and unfair evictions.
Read More about CLEA: Social Justice in Legal Clinics: The Economic Justice Clinic at Notre DameAmerican Law Firms in Transition: Trends, Threats, and Strategies (Book Review)
Legal Evolution (By Bill Henderson) — Bill Henderson (Indiana University-Maurer Law) provides a detailed review of Randy Kiser’s (scholar-in-residence, Indiana University-Maurer Law) new book American Law Firms in Transition: Trends, Threats, and Strategies, specifically pointing out the use of lawyer demographics to highlight growing trends among American law firms.
Read More about American Law Firms in Transition: Trends, Threats, and Strategies (Book Review)Willamette University College of Law Seeks Dean
The Faculty Lounge (By Laura I. Appleman) — Call for applications and nominations for new Dean of Willamette University College of Law.
Read More about Willamette University College of Law Seeks DeanLaw Professor Twitter Census 2019-2020 Edition – Call for Entries, Corrections, Revisions
The Faculty Lounge (By Bridget Crawford) — Call for new entries, corrections, and revisions to the latest edition of the law professor Twitter census.
Read More about Law Professor Twitter Census 2019-2020 Edition – Call for Entries, Corrections, RevisionsFree College Proposals Should Include Private Colleges
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Michael Simkovic) — In response to the “free college” proposals bring advocated by 2020 presidential candidates, Simkovic argues that their proposals are limited in scope and should also include private colleges.
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