Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series

July 22, 2024

Legal History Blog (by Daniel Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares a call for applications for the American Society for Legal History’s new works series.   

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Harvard: Building Legal Careers

July 22, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a collection of articles from the Harvard Center on the Legal Profession that offer advice on how to navigate a legal career. 

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Law faculty life

July 8, 2024

Prawfs Blawg (by Howard Wasserman) — Professor Wasserman (FIU Law) shares his thoughts on how much time law professors now spend on campus and how law schools should handle the faculty recruitment process in a post-pandemic environment. 

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How did more than 30 law schools survive class actions concerning allegations of misrepresentations in employment statistics?

July 8, 2024

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) discusses how most legal action around law school graduate employment claims have fizzled out.  

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New Law School Diversity Statements (“Life Experience/Perspective Essays”): FAQ

July 8, 2024

(Spivey Consulting) — Law school admissions consultants explain how law school policies on diversity statements have changed and what law school applicants need to know.  

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

July 8, 2024

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

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CELS 2024 — Call For Papers

July 8, 2024

Empirical Legal Studies (by Michael Heise) –Professor Heise (Cornell Law) shares a call for papers for the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies to be held at Emory Law this November. 

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A Snapshot of How Mediators Use Technology These Days

July 8, 2024

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares his article that outlines how mediators use technology in practice. 

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AI In 2024: A Year Of Crossroads And Decisions For Legal Education And Law Practice

July 8, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Georgia State University Law Review article by Patrick Parsons (Georgia State University Law) that details how the evolution of artificial intelligence has affected legal education and the legal profession over the past year. 

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Hiring Plans and Hiring Committees 2024-2025

June 24, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) requests information regarding which law schools are planning to hire, subjects of interest, and who is on the hiring committees for the 2024-25 academic year. 

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