Hubbard: Stalled U.S. Rule Of Law Recovery Demands Systemic Change

October 30, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by William Hubbard (University of South Carolina) that argues for systemic changes to protect democracy and the rule of law in the United States.  

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GPT-4 Beats the Bar Exam

October 30, 2023

Law School Café (by Deborah J. Merritt) — Professor Merritt (Ohio State University Law) explains how law graduates can use ChatGPT to study for the Bar Exam.  

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Should University Presidents (And Law School Deans) Embrace Neutrality?

October 23, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a collection of opinions on if and how university presidents and law school deans should weigh-in on politically divisive topics. 

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Public Discourse Project: Bringing Civil Discourse to Law Schools

October 23, 2023

The Volokh Conspiracy (by Eugene Volokh) — Professor Volokh (UCLA Law) shares information about a George Mason Law initiative aimed at fostering civil discourse in law schools. 

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Law Professors Sign-Up to Volunteer Teaching Time to Help Israeli Law Schools

October 23, 2023

PrawfsBlawg (by Orly Lobel) — Professor Lobel (University of San Diego Law) shares a sign-up sheet for US law professors to donate their time teaching Israeli law students over Zoom amid the war. 

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Which law schools are most aggressively pursuing admissions UGPA and LSAT medians?

October 23, 2023

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) explains how law schools use undergraduate GPA and LSAT score medians to raise their rankings. 

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Academic and Bar Support Scholarship Spotlight

October 23, 2023

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a collection of recent scholarship in the field of academic and bar support. 

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Language Models, Plagiarism, And Legal Writing

October 23, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of New Hampshire Law Review essay by Michael L. Smith (St. Mary’s University Law) that explores how using generative artificial intelligence for legal writing could lead to plagiarism.  

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The forgotten virtue of emotional self-control (Michael Simkovic)

October 19, 2023

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Michael Simkovic) — Professor Simkovic (USC Gould Law) discusses the importance of law schools modeling and teaching emotional self-control, especially during this politically decisive era. 

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McMahon Delivers Keynote Address On What Law Schools Must Change To Train Transactional Lawyers At Emory

October 16, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a keynote speech from Stephanie Hunter McMahon (University of Cincinnati Law) that explains how law schools can better prepare students for transactional work.   

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