Great In-Class Exercise on Contract Formation

March 19, 2025

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares an in-class exercise by Michael Conklin (Texas A&M Law) which uses a clip from the television show The Office to teach contract formation. 

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How to Help Students Approach What’s Left of the Spring Semester

March 19, 2025

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dawn Young) — Professor Young (Loyola Law Chicago) offers three tips to help law students remain engaged throughout the rest of the spring semester. 

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Yale Law shares a call for applications for their Law, Environment and Animals Program

March 17, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Law, Environment & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School invites applications for a full-time litigation and program fellow for the 2025-26 academic year. 

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Wait, Can He Actually Do That? Part 7: The Valentine’s Day “Dear Colleague” Letter

March 13, 2025

Dorf on Law (by Michael C. Dorf) Professor Dorf (Cornell Law) offers an explanation and analysis of a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter recently sent to universities calling for the removal of all DEI programs.  

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Law school academic dismissal and conditional scholarship eliminations, 2024

March 13, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) looks at data on academic dismissal of first-year law students as well as conditional scholarship eliminations. 

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Scholastica Law Review Submission Insights: 2025 Edition

March 13, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data on articles submitted to law journals through Scholastica in 2024. 

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The Bar Exam is Over — Now What?

March 13, 2025

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Erica Sylvia) — Professor Sylvia (University of Massachusetts Law) discusses why it is necessary for law graduates to relax and focus on other things while waiting for bar exam results. 

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1L of a Blog Series: Mastering Multiple-Choice Exams

March 13, 2025

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Dayna Smith) — Professor Smith (Vermont Law and Graduate School) offers advice on how to complete multiple choice exams in law school. 

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The Dis-Engaged Scholarship Cycle?

March 13, 2025

PrawfsBlawg (by Paul Horwitz) — Professor Horwitz (University of Alabama Law) opines that recently published legal articles lack specificity and relevance to current issues.  

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Navigating the Learning Pit: A Guide for Legal Writers

March 13, 2025

Legal Writing Matters (by Kathleen Elliott Vinson) — Professor Vinson (Suffolk Law) offers advice to law students trying to navigate the transition from undergraduate writing to legal analysis. 

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