Prior clerkship experience of Supreme Court clerks has changed dramatically in the last 10 and 20 years

April 3, 2023

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) details how the prior experiences of Supreme Court clerks have changed over the past two decades. 

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Nominations Open for the AWLD Rombauer Award

April 3, 2023

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares a call for nominations for an award honoring those who have significantly contributed to the field of legal writing. 

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

April 3, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a list of recent articles on topics in academic and bar support.  

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COVID And Bar Admissions

April 3, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Arkansas Law Review article by Steven R. Smith (California Western Law) that explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected bar licensing and examination. 

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WSJ: The Unraveling Of The U.S. News Rankings

March 27, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Wall Street Journal article by Melissa Korn that looks at why several law schools have stopped sending data to US News for its annuallaw school rankings.  

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GPT-4 on Legal Education and Licensing

March 27, 2023

Law School Café (by Deborah J. Merritt) — Professor Merritt (Ohio State University Law) shares Chat GPT-4’s answers to questions regarding how to better align legal education and licensure in the United States. 

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2023 Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference Call for Proposals

March 27, 2023

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a call for proposals for an upcoming immigration scholars conference at George Washington University Law School.  

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Dean Martinez’s 10-Page Letter To The Stanford Community About The Disruption Of Judge Duncan’s Speech

March 27, 2023

TaxProf Blog by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an excerpt from a letter by Stanford Law dean Jenny Martinez to the Stanford community which outlines the school’s commitment to freedom of speech in response to a recent disruption of a speaker event. 

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How To Get Canceled At A Law School For Fun And Profit

March 20, 2023

Above the Law (by LawProfBlawg) — Anonymous law professor “LawProfBlawg” provides analysis on recent speaker protests at law schools and suggests methods that students and law school administrators can take to better address issues with speaker events. 

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Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For 25th Percentile LSATs

March 20, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by Theodore Seto (Loyola Law Los Angeles) examining the median LSAT scores and first time bar pass rates for law schools in California in 2022. 

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