Preparing Law Students for Real-World Practice by John Lande

June 10, 2024

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares an articleby John Lande (University of Missouri Law) that provides advice to law professors on how to prepare students for real-world practice.  

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Marni Goldstein Caputo & Kathleen Luz, Beyond “Hard” Skills: Teaching Outward – and Inward-Facing Character-Based Skills to 1Ls in Light of ABA Standard 303(B)(3)’s Professional Identity Requirement

June 10, 2024

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Brooklyn Law Review article by Marni Goldstein Caputo and Kathleen Luz (Boston University Law) that explains how the professors adjusted their teaching methods to comply with an updated ABA standard on professional identity.  

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Legal Education’s Role In Combating Automation Bias And Complacency With Generative AI In The Practice Of Law

June 10, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Kuwait International Law School Journal article by Anna Conley (University of Montana Law) that argues law schools can do more to help students recognize automation bias and better comprehend generative artificial intelligence. 

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Congrats AASE Award Winners!!

June 10, 2024

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) celebrates academic support professionals who were recently recognized by the Association of Academic Support Educators. 

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Journal Of Legal Education Publishes New Issue: International Perspectives On Legal Education

May 29, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the contents of a recent double issue of the Journal of Legal Education featuring international perspectives on legal education. 

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What Is Legal Writing Scholarship? Part I: A Definition

May 29, 2024

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author begins a series examining legal writing by first defining what it is. 

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Reminder of upcoming (June 1) ASLH deadlines

May 29, 2024

Legal History Blog (by Karen Tani) — Professor Tani (Penn Carey Law) shares the deadlines for multiple American Society for Legal History prizes, fellowships, and grants.  

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Will Claude AI Revolutionize the Law Review Article Selection Process?

May 29, 2024

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) explains how the program Claude AI can be used to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of law review articles and possibly aid editors in the selection process.   Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares predictions on what the 2025-26 US News law school rankings might look like

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Projecting the 2025-2026 USNWR law school rankings (to be released March 2025 or so)

May 29, 2024

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares predictions on what the 2025-26 US News law school rankings might look like based on changes to the ranking methodology.

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