PrawfsBlawg: AALS, forward
PrawfsBlawg (by Daniel Rodriguez) — Professor Rodriguez (Northwestern Law) provides suggestions for initiatives AALS could take on in the future.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an excerpt from a New York Times essay by Steven Rattner that explores how generative artificial intelligence performed on the LSAT and the bar exam this past year.
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The Volokh Conspiracy (by Orin Kerr) — Professor Kerr (UC Berkeley Law) analyzes how the credentials and background of law faculty have changed since 2007.
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Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares data and on law student attrition rates and scholarship eliminations over the past year.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that Nancy Levit and Allen Rostron (UMKC Law) have updated their directory and article submission guidelines for law reviews and journals.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed from Robert Kuehn (Washington University in St. Louis Law) that analyzes the process for hiring faculty and staff for law school clinics.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that the ABA is seeking feedback on a proposal to increase the number of experiential learning credits required for law students to graduate.
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Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares data showing that first-year law student enrollment has decreased slightly in 2023.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Clinical Law Review article by Carolyn Young Larmore (Chapman Law) that highlights the challenges first-generation law students face when applying for externships and jobs.
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Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares how US News rankings have changed their methodology since last year and how those changes might affect schools’ rankings.
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