More things change, the more they stay the same
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares his thoughts on the National Council of Bar Examiners NextGen Bar Exam pilot tests.
Read More about More things change, the more they stay the sameRaising the Bar: The NextGen Bar Exam and Contract Drafting by Karen J. Sneddon & Susan Chesler
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares aPacific Legal Foundation research paper by Karen J. Sneddon (Mercer Law) and Susan Chesler (Arizona State University Law) that details how law professors can adapt their teaching methods to help students with the NextGen Bar Exam questions on contract drafting.
Read More about Raising the Bar: The NextGen Bar Exam and Contract Drafting by Karen J. Sneddon & Susan CheslerNew Book: Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares an excerpt from the book Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers that details how lawyers can better understand brain science.
Read More about New Book: Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and PolicymakersLearning The Rural Practice of Law
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Wyoming Law Review article by Ashli Tomisich (University of Wyoming Law) that explains how law schools can better prepare students for the unique problems that arise when practicing law in rural communities.
Read More about Learning The Rural Practice of LawCFP: 2025 AALS Criminal Procedure Works In Progress Panel
The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Dean Filler (Drexel Law) shares a call for papers for an upcoming AALS Section on Criminal Procedure Works in Progress panel at the AALS Annual Meeting on January 8-11 in San Francisco.
Read More about CFP: 2025 AALS Criminal Procedure Works In Progress PanelAn Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Metacognitive Skills, Performance in a Bar Prep Course and Bar Passage
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Journal of Law Teaching and Learning article by Jennifer A. Gundlach (Hofstra Law) and Jessica R. Santangelo (Hofstra University) that analyzes the relationship between metacognition and first-year law students’ performance on bar prep courses.
Read More about An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Metacognitive Skills, Performance in a Bar Prep Course and Bar PassageLaw Professors And AI
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a forthcoming Temple Law Review article by Rachelle Holmes Perkins (George Mason Scalia Law) that explains why law professors have a responsibility to learn about generative artificial intelligence and to pass that information on to their students.
Read More about Law Professors And AIUsing Consensus AI App to Find Scholarly Legal Literature (No Hallucinations)
The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) explains how to access the artificial intelligence program Consensus which can be used to search and provide quick summaries of legal literature.
Read More about Using Consensus AI App to Find Scholarly Legal Literature (No Hallucinations)CFP: Chicagoland Junior Scholars Conference
The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Dean Filler (Drexel Law) shares a call for papers for a Junior Scholars Conference to be held at Loyola University Chicago School of Law on September 27, 2024.
Read More about CFP: Chicagoland Junior Scholars ConferenceCFP: Navigating the Intersection: Legal and Ethical Implications of Generative AI in Healthcare
The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Dean Filler (Drexel Law) shares a call for papers for a symposium focused on the legal and ethical implications of generative artificial intelligence in healthcare.
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