Final Call for Applications: Participatory Law Fund Awards
The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Professor Filler (Drexel Law) shares a call for applications for funding to support scholars in “participatory law.”
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Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares that Wolters Kluwer will be integrating generative artificial intelligence into their legal research products.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that sixteen law review have joined NYU Law Review in calling for compensation for student law review student editors.
Read More about Sixteen Law Reviews Join NYU’s Call For Compensation For Student EditorsPerhaps the most valuable legal education job in the new USNWR rankings landscape? Career development
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) explains how the work of career development professionals at law schools can impact US News rankings under their new metrics.
Read More about Perhaps the most valuable legal education job in the new USNWR rankings landscape? Career developmentOne-Third Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Black (+3%), Hispanic (+2%) & Asian (+1%) Applicants Are Up; White (-3%) & 170-180 LSAT (-8%) Applicants Are Down
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from LSAC for the fall 2024 law school admissions season.
Read More about One-Third Through Fall 2024 Law School Admissions Season: Black (+3%), Hispanic (+2%) & Asian (+1%) Applicants Are Up; White (-3%) & 170-180 LSAT (-8%) Applicants Are DownLaw schools have shed 7% of their full time faculty in the last five years
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares data from ABA reports regarding a reduction in the number of full-time law faculty over the last five years.
Read More about Law schools have shed 7% of their full time faculty in the last five yearsAALS ADR Section Is Named “Section of the Year”
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) shares an announcement that the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution has been named Section of the Year’ and will be honored at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
Read More about AALS ADR Section Is Named “Section of the Year”Janet Sinder to Receive AALS Law Libraries and Legal Information Section Award
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares the announcement that Janet Sinder was honored by the AALS Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information with a section award.
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Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares the announcement that Sue Liemer has been recognized by the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research for lifetime contributions to the field.
Read More about Sue Liemer to Receive the 2024 AALS LWRR Section AwardLaw Schools: Want To Help Bend The Arc Of The Moral Universe Toward Justice? Hire Law Professors With Public Service Experience.
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Richmond Law Review article by Rachel Kincaid (Baylor Law) that highlights the value of hiring law faculty with extensive public service experience.
Read More about Law Schools: Want To Help Bend The Arc Of The Moral Universe Toward Justice? Hire Law Professors With Public Service Experience.