Implementing Law Student Teamwork and Team Leadership Skills
(Legal Skills Prof Blog) By Scott Fruehwald Author posts an abstract and link to Neil W. Hamilton’s (University of St. Thomas Law) recent Hofstra Law Review article on implementing a stage development model for law student teamwork and team leadership skills.
Read More about Implementing Law Student Teamwork and Team Leadership SkillsChicago-Kent Law’s Flexible Early Specialization Program for 1L Students
(What Great Law Schools Do) By Michael Hunter Schwartz Dean Schwartz (Pacific McGeorge Law) looks at Chicago-Kent Law’s flexible program which allows first-year students looking to develop a specialization to take upper-division electives or clinical courses early in their legal education.
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law’s Flexible Early Specialization Program for 1L StudentsSummary of Scott Fruehwald’s Book about Navigating the Rigors of Law School
(Legal Skills Prof Blog) By Scott Fruehwald Professor Fruehwald (Hofstra Law) published a new book for students on successfully navigating the rigors of law school. The book looks at evidence-based best practices for studying and test-taking as well as advice on how to read texts and write briefs.
Read More about Summary of Scott Fruehwald’s Book about Navigating the Rigors of Law SchoolThe Problem with Legal Education
(Madisonian) By Michael Madison Professor Madison (University of Pittsburgh Law) responds to Mark A. Cohen’s (Northwestern Law) op-ed, which argues that law schools are not responsive to the needs of the market.
Read More about The Problem with Legal EducationThoughts on Malcolm Gladwell’s Recent Podcast on the LSAT
(The Volokh Conspiracy) By Orin S. Kerr Professor Kerr (UC Berkeley Law) discusses Malcolm Gladwell’s recent podcast on the LSAT and critiques some of the arguments made during the Revisionist History episode.
Read More about Thoughts on Malcolm Gladwell’s Recent Podcast on the LSATCall for Submissions: Integrating Doctrine and Diversity
(The Faculty Lounge) By Bridget Crawford Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a “call for contributions” for a new book on inclusion and equity in law school classrooms.
Read More about Call for Submissions: Integrating Doctrine and DiversityWhy Law Professors Cannot Rely on Citation Counts
(Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports) By Michael Simkovic Professor Simkovic (USC Gould Law) argues that citation counts on law articles do not necessarily reflect the quality of the article.
Read More about Why Law Professors Cannot Rely on Citation CountsHow Law Schools Are Addressing Law Student Well-Being
(Best Practices for Legal Education) By Paula Schaefer Professor Schaefer (University of Tennessee Law) links to student well-being focused programs at several law schools.
Read More about How Law Schools Are Addressing Law Student Well-BeingSummary of Lawrence Krieger’s Booklet about Rigors of Legal Education and Law Practice
(TaxProf Blog) By Paul Caron Announcement and summary of Lawrence S. Krieger’s (Florida State University Law) booklet containing advice for students on how to manage the rigors of legal education and law practice.
Read More about Summary of Lawrence Krieger’s Booklet about Rigors of Legal Education and Law PracticeSchedule of Law School Hiring 2020
(PrawfsBlawg) By Sarah Lawsky Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) provides an approximate schedule of the faculty hiring process for this year at the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference.
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