Law school applications are way up! Let’s wait on the parade
PrawfsBlawg (by Dan Rodriguez) — Professor Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) gives advice to law school leaders on how to handle the increase in applications this admissions cycle.
Read More about Law school applications are way up! Let’s wait on the paradeTotal law school applicants up 25% this year (and applications are up 35%)!
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago) shares news that law school applicants are up 25 percent from the previous year.
Read More about Total law school applicants up 25% this year (and applications are up 35%)!40% Through The Fall 2025 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up An ‘Unnatural’ 25% (Black Applicants Are Up 39%)
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data showing a significant increase in applicants for the fall 2025 law school admissions season.
Read More about 40% Through The Fall 2025 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up An ‘Unnatural’ 25% (Black Applicants Are Up 39%)Empower The Imposters In The Legal Field: Teaching & Practicing Mindfulness For Letting Go Of Unproductive Thoughts
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Northern Illinois University Law Review article by Katerina Lewinbuk (South Texas Law Houston) and Kurstin Grady that outlines how to teach law students to let go of unproductive thoughts that lead to imposter syndrome.
Read More about Empower The Imposters In The Legal Field: Teaching & Practicing Mindfulness For Letting Go Of Unproductive ThoughtsVisible Learning: Adapting Primary And Secondary Pedagogical Approaches To Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Dawn Young (Loyola Law Chicago) that details how law professors can draw inspiration from current teaching methods used in primary and secondary education in order to more effectively teach Gen Z students.
Read More about Visible Learning: Adapting Primary And Secondary Pedagogical Approaches To Legal EducationAALS session on ways to contribute to the work of the Uniform Law Commission
PrawfsBlawg (by Dan Rodriguez) — Professor Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) shares information about a session on ways to contribute to the Uniform Law Commission to be held at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Read More about AALS session on ways to contribute to the work of the Uniform Law CommissionFrom Student to Studier: Navigating the Shift to Bar Study
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Erica Sylvia) — Professor Sylvia (UMass Law) shares advice on how to transition to studying for the bar exam after graduating from law school.
Read More about From Student to Studier: Navigating the Shift to Bar StudyConnectional Intelligence: ASP’s Hidden Strength
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Carlota Toledo) — Professor Toledo (LSU Law) discusses the importance of connectional intelligence in the legal profession.
Read More about Connectional Intelligence: ASP’s Hidden StrengthTen Empowering Strategies For Nondirective Clinical Supervision
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Clinical Law Review article by Michele Estrin Gilman (University of Baltimore Law) offering ten strategies for clinic directors looking to implement nondirective clinical supervision.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Clinical Law Review article by Carolyn Young Larmore (Chapman Law) analyzing the unique challenges faced by first-generation law students when placed in externships.
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