Rethinking the Academic Term

September 9, 2024

Substack (by Daniel B. Rodriguez) — Dean Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) suggests different ways the law school academic term could be structured to better serve students.

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Multistate Bar Exam scores for July 2024 rebound to highest level since 2013

September 9, 2024

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares that the pass rate for the July 2024 Multistate Bar Exam has improved over the previous year.

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

September 9, 2024

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze) — Professor Schulze (FIU Law) shares a collection of recent scholarship on academic and bar support.

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Wash U Symposium: Advancing DEI In Legal Education And The Legal Profession

September 9, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the contents from a recently published Washington University Journal of Law and Policy symposia issue on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in law school and the legal profession.

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Major Reform Of Legal Education With Minor Risk

September 9, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of New Hampshire Law Review article by Sara Berman (USC Gould Law) and Chance Meyer (New England Law) that offers suggestions for implementing systemic changes in legal education without much disruption.

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Law School Hiring Spreadsheet and Clearinghouse for Questions, 2024-2025

September 3, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a spreadsheet that law school candidates can use to track callbacks, offers, and other events during the 2024-25 law school hiring season.

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The Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up +5.7%, With Smallest Increase Among White Applicants

September 3, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from the Fall 2024 law school application cycle including demographics, test scores, and others.

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ABA Law School Accreditation News

September 3, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares memos from the American Bar Association regarding academic credit for law student externships and revisions to its diversity and inclusion standards.

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Deans’ Leadership In Legal Education Symposium

September 3, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares articles from the annual Toledo Law Review Law Deans’ Leadership in Legal Education Symposium issue.

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Fellowships For Aspiring Law Professors (Updated 2024-25 Edition)

September 3, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares his updated list of fellowships for aspiring law professors.

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