Teaching Leadership In Law Schools

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by Doris Del Tosto Brogan (Villanova Law) that details how law schools can improve leadership education. 

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CFP 2024 AALS Annual Meeting Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Equality

June 26, 2023

Gender and the Law Blog (by Tracy Thomas) — Professor Thomas (University of Akron Law) shares a call for submissions for a program on legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ equality to take place at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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CFP 2024 AALS Annual Meeting The Challenges of Teaching in a Time of Rising LGBTQ Hostility

June 26, 2023

Gender and the Law Blog (by Tracy Thomas) — Professor Thomas (University of Akron Law) shares a call for proposals for a program on teaching during a time of LGBTQ+ hostility to take place at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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Study Finds Bar Exam Requirements Greatly Reduce the Number of Lawyers

June 26, 2023

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Ilya Somin) — Professor Somin (George Mason Scalia Law) shares data from a new report detailing how bar exam requirements cause a reduction in the number of lawyers practicing.  

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Call For Papers: AALS 2024–Clinical Section’s program Collaborating to Defend Democracy in Communities Under Attack

June 26, 2023

ImmigrationProf Blog  — The author shares a call for papers for a program on defending democracy to take place during the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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Advancement Metrics 101 for Law School Deans Post #1: Fundraising Metrics

June 26, 2023

What Great Law Schools Do (by Michael Hunter Schwartz) — Dean Schwartz (University of the Pacific McGeorge Law) explains how fundraising and advancement metrics can be utilized by law schools to improve outcomes.  

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AALS Section on Minority Groups: Lessons from the Past

June 26, 2023

Legal History Blog (by Dan Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares the AALS Section on Minority Groups’ slate of programming at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.  

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Nominations Open for the 2023 Global Legal Skills Awards

June 26, 2023

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares that nominations are open for the 2023 Global Legal Skills Awards recognizing individuals, institutions, and organizations for excellence in global legal skills.  

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Law Schools, Cultural Competency, And Anti-Black Racism: The Liberty Of Discrimination

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Berkeley Journal of African American Law & Policy article by Samuel Vincent Jones (UIC Law) that argues the lack of cultural competency within law schools creates an uncomfortable environment for Black law students. 

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A Few Thoughts on Our Delightful, Antiquated Enterprise of Blogging

June 20, 2023

PrawfsBlawg (by Paul Horwitz) — Professor Horwitz (University of Alabama Law) shares his thoughts on the purpose and use of legal education blogs as blogs become less common with the rise of social media. 

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