Prior clerkship experience of Supreme Court clerks has changed dramatically in the last 10 and 20 years
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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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.
Read More about Nominations Open for the AWLD Rombauer AwardAcademic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight
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.
Read More about Academic and Bar Support Scholarship SpotlightCOVID And Bar Admissions
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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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.
Read More about WSJ: The Unraveling Of The U.S. News RankingsGPT-4 on Legal Education and Licensing
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.
Read More about GPT-4 on Legal Education and Licensing2023 Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference Call for Proposals
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.
Read More about 2023 Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference Call for ProposalsDean Martinez’s 10-Page Letter To The Stanford Community About The Disruption Of Judge Duncan’s Speech
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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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.
Read More about How To Get Canceled At A Law School For Fun And ProfitSeto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For 25th Percentile LSATs
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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