Legal Writing And Faculty Pro Bono

September 13, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a forthcoming article by Ezra Ross (UC Irvine Law) that details how faculty pro bono can help professors improve legal writing programs. 

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AAA Accepting Applications for Diverse Student Summit

September 13, 2023

Indisputably (by Jill Gross) — Professor Gross (Pace Law) shares that the American Arbitration Association is accepting applicants for a diverse student summit on alternative dispute resolution. 

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Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center Publishes Draft Guidelines on AI use in Arbitration for Comment

September 13, 2023

Indisputably (by Kelly Browne Olson) — Professor Olson (University of Arkansas Little Rock Law) shares draft guidelines from the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Meditation Center on the use of generative artificial intelligence in arbitration for comment. 

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Article on whether U.S. legal system is ready for the “challenge of A.I. to human values” includes citations that seem to have been made up by Chat GPT!

September 13, 2023

Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares news that a recently published article on the use of ChatGPT in the legal profession used a false citation created by AI. 

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Job seekers in the first FAR jump from last year’s low: 272 to 348

September 5, 2023

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares news that the number of faculty applicants in the first distribution of the AALS Faculty Appointments Register has increased. 

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PrawfsBlawg: Number of FAR Forms in First Distribution Over Time – 2023

September 5, 2023

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares her data on the number of law faculty applicants in the first distribution of the AALS Faculty Appointments Register over time. 

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Law School Hiring Spreadsheet and Clearinghouse for Questions, 2023-2024

September 5, 2023

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a spreadsheet for law school faculty applicants to report their experiences and ask questions about the hiring process. 

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Actions Taken By Council Of ABA Section Of Legal Education In Friday’s Meeting

September 5, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of actions the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar took during their annual meeting.  

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“Strangers on the Internet” Podcast Ep. 41: Aliza Shatzman on the Joshua Wright Allegations and Law School Culture

September 5, 2023

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Irina Manta) — Professor Manta (Hofstra Law) shares podcast episodes featuring Christa Laser (Cleveland State University Law) and Aliza Shatzman discussing their experience with sexual harassment in law schools. The podcasts offers advice on how hiring committees and law school leadership can mitigate harassment.  

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