Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For 25th Percentile LSATs

March 17, 2023

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by Theodore Seto (Loyola Law Los Angeles) examining the median LSAT scores and first time bar pass rates for law schools in California in 2022.

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Some Commentary on the U.S. News Op-Ed

March 13, 2023

Spivey Consulting (by Mike Spivey) — Law school admissions consultant Mike Spivey provides a rebuttal to the Wall Street Journal op-ed published by US News CEO Eric J. Gertler and outlines the reasons why some law schools have decided not to submit information to US News for its law school rankings.  

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U.S. News, Department Of Education, And Law Schools Take The Gloves Off In Rankings Battle

March 13, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a collection of articles on the higher education boycott of US News rankings from multiple viewpoints. 

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Law schools say they’re “boycotting” the USNWR rankings, but their admissions practices suggest otherwise

March 13, 2023

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares his thoughts on how some law schools are still admitting law students based on precedents set by US News rankings. 

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Lawsky Entry Level Hiring Report 2023 – Call for Information

March 13, 2023

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) asks new law professor hires to submit information to her annual entry level hiring report. 

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Seto: 2022 First-Time Bar Pass Performance Of California Law Schools, Controlling For Median LSATs

March 13, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by Theodore P. Seto (UC Irvine Law) that examines how first-time bar pass rates in California compare to the rest of the country. 

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Robert R. Kuehn (Wash U) & David A. Santacroce (Mich.), An Empirical Analysis of Clinical Legal Education at Middle Age

March 13, 2023

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Robert R. Kuehn (Washington University in St. Louis Law) and David A. Santacroce (University of Michigan Law) providing empirical analysis of clinical legal education’s development. 

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NALP: Larger Law School Class Of 2024 Faces Tightening Job Market Following Dip In Summer Associate Hiring

March 13, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data and excerpts from a NALP study on law student summer associate hiring. 

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Reckoning With Structural Racism In Legal Education: Methods Toward A Pedagogy Of Antiracism

March 13, 2023

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice article by Doron Samuel-Siegel (University of Richmond Law) that proposes a five-step method for teaching antiracism in law schools.  

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Reckoning With Structural Racism In Legal Education: Methods Toward A Pedagogy Of Antiracism

March 10, 2023

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice article by Doron Samuel-Siegel (University of Richmond Law) that proposes a five-step method for teaching antiracism in law schools.

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