Real Lawyering Practice Systems

February 5, 2024

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) looks at how lawyers use Real Practice Systems across several fields.  

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Law Students Can Use Portfolios to Plan Their Practice Systems

February 5, 2024

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) explains how law professors can help law students use Real Practice System self-assessments to create portfolios. 

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Lawyer Employment Outlook Looks Good, But Bar Passage Rates Decline

January 29, 2024

TaxProfBlog (by Paul Caron) — Data released by the AccessLex Institute on Tuesday indicates a strong outlook for the legal industry in the years ahead, while also highlighting a decline in bar passage rates.

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The Faculty Lounge: CFP: Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum

January 22, 2024

The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Dean Filler (Drexel Law) shares a call for submissions for the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum to be held at Stanford Law this June. 

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NALP: For The First Time, A Majority Of Law Firm Associates Are Women

January 22, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from a NALP report that shows women make up the majority of law firm associates.  

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Reexamining the Bar Exam

January 22, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Daniel Rodriguez) — Professor Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) examines how attorney licensure could change as more alternatives to the bar exam are presented.  

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Centering Disability In The Law School Pedagogy: A Way To Include Disabled Law Students

January 22, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Law and Education article by Ella Maiden that details how professors can make law school more inclusive for students with disabilities. 

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Zoom Workshop for New Legal Writing Scholars

January 22, 2024

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares information about an upcoming zoom workshop for new legal writing scholars this May. 

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Kellye Testy Appointed AALS Executive Director and CEO

January 16, 2024

The Faculty Lounge (by Dan Filler) — Professor Filler (Drexel Law) shares the news that Kellye Testy has been appointed the next executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools, effective July 1, 2024. 

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Hard questions about experiential learning and legal education

January 16, 2024

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) analyzes the current ABA experiential learning requirement for law schools and if it has accomplished its intended goal. 

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