ABA Council Finds Law School In ‘Significant Noncompliance’ With Admissions Accreditation Standard: 137 LSAT|3.26 UGPA Medians, 73% 2-Year Ultimate Bar Passage Rate
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an announcement that the ABA Council has found Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law in noncompliance with admissions standards.
Read More about ABA Council Finds Law School In ‘Significant Noncompliance’ With Admissions Accreditation Standard: 137 LSAT|3.26 UGPA Medians, 73% 2-Year Ultimate Bar Passage RateApplying Universal Design In The Legal Academy
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Law Library Journal article by Matthew L. Timko (Northern Illinois University Law) looking at how to apply universal design in law schools.
Read More about Applying Universal Design In The Legal AcademyDashboard Legal – How Law Students Can Learn to Effectively Collaborate with Others
Legal Writing Matters (by Megan F. Fistori and Gianna C. Marchetti) — The authors discuss how law students should learn to use platforms like Dashboard Legal to learn collaboration, organization, and other skills.
Read More about Dashboard Legal – How Law Students Can Learn to Effectively Collaborate with OthersFederal Judge Requires All Lawyers to File Certificates Related to Use of Generative AI
The Volokh Conspiracy (by Eugene Volokh) — Professor Volokh (UCLA Law) shares an announcement from a federal judge that requires all lawyers filing briefs to attest that all text created by artificial intelligence was thoroughly checked for accuracy prior to use in court.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Washburn Law Journal Online article by Rory D. Bahadur (Washburn Law) and Kevin Ruth explaining how ChatGPT can be used to explain the relationship between academic attrition and bar exam passage.
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(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.
Read More about U.S. News Law School Rankings Panel At Today’s AALS Institutional Advancement ConferenceAdmitting Law Grads By Bar Exam Versus By A Diploma Privilege: A Comparison Of Consumer Protection
(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.
Read More about Admitting Law Grads By Bar Exam Versus By A Diploma Privilege: A Comparison Of Consumer ProtectionThe Flaws of Implicit Bias — And The Need For Empirical Research In Legal Scholarship And Legal Education
(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.
Read More about The Flaws of Implicit Bias — And The Need For Empirical Research In Legal Scholarship And Legal EducationTeaching Leadership In Law Schools
(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.
Read More about Teaching Leadership In Law SchoolsLaw School Entry-Level Faculty Hiring Is Flat; FAR Applicants Are Down 17% (68% From 2011)
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data and graphics from Sarah Lawsky’s (Northwestern Law) hiring report for entry level law school faculty.
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