25% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -11%, With Biggest Decline (-21%) In The 165-169 LSAT Band
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares data from LSAC for the fall 2023 law school admissions cycle.
Read More about 25% Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -11%, With Biggest Decline (-21%) In The 165-169 LSAT BandColorado Supreme Court Amends Bar Exam Passing Score
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares the news that the Colorado Supreme Court has decreased the Uniform Bar Exam cut score for the upcoming February Colorado Bar Exam.
Read More about Colorado Supreme Court Amends Bar Exam Passing ScoreThe end of law Twitter?
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares a list of law professors who have switched from using Twitter to using Mastodon.
Read More about The end of law Twitter?Nominations for the Tushnet Prize for Best Article on Comparative Law
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares a call for nominations from the AALS Section on Comparative Law for the Mark Tushnet Prize for Best Article on Comparative Law.
Read More about Nominations for the Tushnet Prize for Best Article on Comparative LawI Quit: Lessons For Educators From The Great Resignation
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a forthcoming University of Pittsburgh Law Review article by Emily Grant (Washburn Law) and Elisabeth Wilder (Washburn Law) highlighting the importance of teaching students how to transition from one job to another.
Read More about I Quit: Lessons For Educators From The Great ResignationAn Empirical Analysis Of Racial Bias In The UBE: A Law School’s First-Time Bar Pass Rate Decreases As Its Percentage Of Students Of Color Increases
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform article by Scott Devito (Ave Maria School of Law), Kelsey Hample (Furman University), and Erin Lain (Drake Law). The article examines the relationship between diversity in law schools and Uniform Bar Exam pass rates.
Read More about An Empirical Analysis Of Racial Bias In The UBE: A Law School’s First-Time Bar Pass Rate Decreases As Its Percentage Of Students Of Color IncreasesMeditations On Teaching What Isn’t
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a New York Law School Law Review article by Kris Franklin (New York Law School) that outlines how law professors can teach law students how to look for the absence of diverse perspectives.
Read More about Meditations On Teaching What Isn’tHubbard: Building the Next Generation of Rule of Law Leaders
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an op-ed by William C. Hubbard (University of South Carolina Law) that argues the importance of teaching law students core rule of law principles.
Read More about Hubbard: Building the Next Generation of Rule of Law LeadersElite federal clerkships don’t reflect the whole universe of student clerkship opportunities
Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) looks at the range of clerkship opportunities available to law students.
Read More about Elite federal clerkships don’t reflect the whole universe of student clerkship opportunitiesThe Manifold Ways of Reaching Law Students – A Blog Post by Louis Schulze (FIU)
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares updates on a project tracking law school academic support programs and provides information for people interested in becoming involved.
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