Kuehn: Who’s Minding The Clinical Legal Education Store?
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed from Robert Kuehn (Washington University in St. Louis Law) that analyzes the process for hiring faculty and staff for law school clinics.
Read More about Kuehn: Who’s Minding The Clinical Legal Education Store?ABA Seeks Data On Proposal To Increase Number Of Experiential Credits Required Of Law Students From 6 To 9 Or 12
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that the ABA is seeking feedback on a proposal to increase the number of experiential learning credits required for law students to graduate.
Read More about ABA Seeks Data On Proposal To Increase Number Of Experiential Credits Required Of Law Students From 6 To 9 Or 12Law school 1L JD hits six-year low, non-JD enrollment trends down
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares data showing that first-year law student enrollment has decreased slightly in 2023.
Read More about Law school 1L JD hits six-year low, non-JD enrollment trends downFirst-Gen In The Field
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Clinical Law Review article by Carolyn Young Larmore (Chapman Law) that highlights the challenges first-generation law students face when applying for externships and jobs.
Read More about First-Gen In The FieldNYU, Cornell, and the new USNWR law school rankings landscape
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares how US News rankings have changed their methodology since last year and how those changes might affect schools’ rankings.
Read More about NYU, Cornell, and the new USNWR law school rankings landscapeUpdating and projecting the 2024-2025 USNWR law school rankings (to be released March 2024 or so)
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) projects what the 2024 US News law school rankings might look like based on data from law schools and the new ranking methodology.
Read More about Updating and projecting the 2024-2025 USNWR law school rankings (to be released March 2024 or so)Jeff Trueman: Checklists Are More Important Than I First Thought
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a post by mediator Jeff Trueman explaining how real system practice checklists can be useful in mediation.
Read More about Jeff Trueman: Checklists Are More Important Than I First ThoughtBrian Farkas: Using Checklists in My Course on the Law of Settlement
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares comments from Cardozo Law adjunct professor Brian Farkas on how he uses real practice systems checklists to teach his class on the law of settlement.
Read More about Brian Farkas: Using Checklists in My Course on the Law of SettlementTom Valenti: Using Real Practice Systems Checklists in Practice and Teaching
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares comments from conflict resolution specialist Tom Valenti on how he uses real practice systems checklists in his own mediation practices and to train other attorneys in mediation.
Read More about Tom Valenti: Using Real Practice Systems Checklists in Practice and TeachingWhat do you need to find out now that you’ve gotten a tenure-track offer?
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares recommendations for law school professors who were recently offered tenure-track positions.
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