Washington and Lee Law hosts law review notes colloquium

September 13, 2023

THE COLUMNS — On Friday, September 8, the Washington and Lee Law Review will hold its annual celebration of student scholarship, the Student Notes Colloquium.

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UC Berkeley Law Opportunity Scholarship provides resources to first-generation law students

September 12, 2023

BERKELEY LAW — As a public law school, meaningful access to a high-quality legal education is central to Berkeley Law’s core mission. With that comes a responsibility to promote access for students who are the first in their families to graduate from college and to pursue a professional degree. 

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University of Virginia Law students Hannah Borja and Carter Farnsworth receive public service scholarships

September 7, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year students Hannah “Mel” Borja and Carter Farnsworth are this year’s recipients of the Virginia Public Service Scholarships, a full-tuition award given to University of Virginia School of Law students who are pursuing public service careers.

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Washington & Lee Law professor Brandon Hasbrouck to give inaugural Provost’s Lecture

September 6, 2023

THE COLUMNS — Brandon Hasbrouck, associate professor of law and director of the Frances Lewis Law Center at Washington and Lee University, will give the inaugural Provost’s Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom in Sydney Lewis Hall.

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Gift to University of Connecticut Law will create scholarship for students

July 26, 2023

UCONN TODAY — Judge Sheridan Moore named a scholarship for her brother, supporting students in their first two years at UConn Law.

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Northwestern Law professors receive gift to support children’s constitutional rights

July 25, 2023

NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In June, an anonymous donor gifted $2.1 million to support children’s constitutional rights.

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How To Juice Citations To Your Legal Scholarship

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Ohio State Technology Law Journal article by Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp (George Mason Law) that analyzes law journal citations and details the qualities of the most cited articles.

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Some Pet Peeves About Legal Scholarship

December 6, 2021

Balkinization (by Mark Tushnet) —  Professor Tushnet (Harvard Law) shares some common mistakes and exaggerations made by law professors writing law articles.

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Legal Writing Scholarship Grant Recipients Announced

May 20, 2021

Legal Writing Prof Blog (By Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC John Marshall Law) shares a post announcing the recipients of the 2021 Legal Writing Scholarship Grants for teachers of legal research and writing. The scholarships are presented by a partnership between the Legal Writing Institute, Association of Legal Writing Directors, and LexisNexis.

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

January 25, 2021

Law School Academic Support Blog (By Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares an announcement of the ASP Foundational Scholarship Series that focuses on the research that led to academic and bar support best practices.

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