Organ: LSAT Profiles Of Matriculants And Law Schools, 2010-2021

June 14, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Jerry Organ) — Professor Organ (University of St. Thomas Law) analyzes changes in first-year law school enrollment and LSAT score bands for entering law students since 2010. 

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In Memory of Browne Lewis

June 14, 2022

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a statement from North Carolina Central University Law regarding the recent death of dean Browne Lewis. 

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How Law Professors Can Help Their Students Overcome Pandemic Learning Damage

June 14, 2022

Legal Skills Prof Blog) by Scott Fruehwald — The author offers advice on helping law students overcome the stresses they face during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as they complete their legal education.   

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Using Artificial Intelligence In The Law Review Submissions Process

June 14, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a UC Davis Law Review article by Brenda M. Simon (California Western Law) examining how AI can be used to examine law review submissions. 

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Harvard And MIT Offer Free Open-Source Law School Casebooks

June 14, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the news that MIT and Harvard are offering free law school casebooks. 

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New Law School Pedagogy Journal

June 14, 2022

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares news that the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning is launching a new scholarly journal, The Journal of Law Teaching and Learning.  

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Dear Practicing Attorneys: Please Stop Giving Our Bar Students Inaccurate Advice

June 14, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Louis Schulze)  — Professor Schulze (FIU Law) opines on when and how lawyers should give advice to bar exam test takers.   

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In Remembrance of One Public Defender—and in Praise of All Such

June 14, 2022

Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog (by Joseph D. Kearney) —  Dean Kearney (Marquette Law) pays tribute to the late Howard B. Eisenberg and discusses the impact of public defenders. 

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How To Engage Law Students In The Online Learning Environment

May 30, 2022

TaxProf Blog by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Journal of Legal Educationarticle by Andrele Brutus St. Val (Pitt Law) advising law professors on ways to keep students engaged during online classes.

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The Pro Bono Penalty: Extracurricular Activities And Demographic Disparities In Bar Exam Success

May 30, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an AccessLex Institute research paper by Christopher Birdsall (Boise State) and Seth Gershenson (American University) that looks at the correlation between bar exam pass rates and student pro bono work.

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