Exams in the Time of Doctrinal Instability

December 18, 2023

Dorf on Law (by Eric Berger) — Professor Berger (University of Nebraska Law) explains how he has adapted his law school exams to accommodate rapid changes in the law. 

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OK for Law School to Consider Whether “Students Possess the Mental and Emotional Stability to Join the Bar”

December 18, 2023

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Eugene Volokh) — Professor Volokh (UCLA Law) shares a recent decision from an Arkansas judge stating that law schools have the right to consider “legitimate, non-discriminatory” reasons related to whether students have the mental and emotional stability to be admitted to the bar.   

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution And Legal Education

December 18, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Georgia State University Law Review article by Steven R. Smith (California Western Law) on how law professors can anticipate how innovations in technology, business, and social structures will change law teaching. 

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How Do You Want to Use the Real Practice Checklists?  Response Requested by December 22

December 18, 2023

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) asks practitioners, program administrators, and faculty how they might use the “real practice checklists” for mediation into their work. 

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Final Exams & Multiple-Choice Questions

December 18, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Ashley Cetnar) — Professor Cetnar (University of Idaho Law) shares advice for students taking multiple-choice exams. 

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ChatGPT, Professor Of Law

December 18, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy article by Tammy Pettinato Oltz (University of North Dakota Law) that analyzes how ChatGPT can be used by law professors to help manage some tasks.  

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ABA Names Jennifer Rosato Perea Managing Director of Accreditation and Legal Education

December 12, 2023

The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Professor Filler (Drexel Law) shares news that DePaul Law dean Jennifer Rosato Perea was named managing director of accreditation and legal education for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. 

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BYU, Catholic, Cumberland, Liberty, Notre Dame, And Pepperdine Deans Support ABA’s Proposed Free Speech Accreditation Standard, But Object To Extra Burden Placed On Faith-Based Law Schools

December 12, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that some law schools have written a letter to the ABA explaining how the proposed accreditation for free speech at law schools could place a burden on faith-based law schools. 

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Real Practice Systems Project Menu of Mediation Checklists

December 12, 2023

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares a checklist that can be used by mediators when performing alternative dispute resolution.  

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Can We Fix It? Yes, We Can!

December 12, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Liz Stillman) — Professor Stillman (Suffolk Law) offers advice to law students on how to prepare for final exams.  

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