Unique–and call for proposals for the AASE Diversity Conference

July 10, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Liz Stillman) — Professor Stillman (Suffolk Law) shares an experience she had while teaching a class of prospective law students from historically excluded communities. She also shares a call for papers for the AASE Diversity Conference to take place at American University Washington College of Law.  

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Can ChatGPT Write A Law Review Article?

July 10, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Roman M Yankovskiy (Higher School of Economics) that analyzes the ability of ChatGPT to recreate and write an accurate law review article. 

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U.S. News Law School Rankings Panel At Today’s AALS Institutional Advancement Conference

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that he will be moderating a panel about US News law school rankings during the AALS Institutional Advancement Conference. The conference took place on June 14 and 15. 

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Admitting Law Grads By Bar Exam Versus By A Diploma Privilege: A Comparison Of Consumer Protection

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by William Wesley Patton (USC Gould Law) that explains how alternative licensure methods compare to the bar exam with regard to consumer protection.  

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The Flaws of Implicit Bias — And The Need For Empirical Research In Legal Scholarship And Legal Education

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by Adam Lamparello (Georgia College & State University) that argues the importance of using statistics and empirical research methods in scholarship and teaching related to implicit bias. 

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Teaching Leadership In Law Schools

June 26, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of the Legal Profession article by Doris Del Tosto Brogan (Villanova Law) that details how law schools can improve leadership education. 

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CFP 2024 AALS Annual Meeting Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Equality

June 26, 2023

Gender and the Law Blog (by Tracy Thomas) — Professor Thomas (University of Akron Law) shares a call for submissions for a program on legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ equality to take place at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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CFP 2024 AALS Annual Meeting The Challenges of Teaching in a Time of Rising LGBTQ Hostility

June 26, 2023

Gender and the Law Blog (by Tracy Thomas) — Professor Thomas (University of Akron Law) shares a call for proposals for a program on teaching during a time of LGBTQ+ hostility to take place at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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Study Finds Bar Exam Requirements Greatly Reduce the Number of Lawyers

June 26, 2023

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Ilya Somin) — Professor Somin (George Mason Scalia Law) shares data from a new report detailing how bar exam requirements cause a reduction in the number of lawyers practicing.  

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Call For Papers: AALS 2024–Clinical Section’s program Collaborating to Defend Democracy in Communities Under Attack

June 26, 2023

ImmigrationProf Blog  — The author shares a call for papers for a program on defending democracy to take place during the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. 

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