Just Published! The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares information regarding the recently published book The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors edited by Darby Dickerson (dean, Southwestern Law) and Brooke J. Bowman (Stetson Law).
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by David I. C. Thomson (University of Denver Law) on the role of legal writing professors.
Read More about What We Do: The Life And Work Of The Legal Writing ProfessorAALS New Voices in Administrative Law 2023
PrawfsBlawg (by Orly Lobel) — Professor Lobel (University of San Diego Law) shares a call for submissions for the AALS New Voices in Administrative Law session at the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego.
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Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares ways that law schools can approach teaching professional identity to students.
Read More about Teaching Professional Identity to Law Students: The Value-Centric ApproachPuerto Rico lowers its bar exam cut score in response to threats that its law schools may lose accreditation
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) explains how Puerto Rico has lowered their bar exam cut scores in order to better comply with ABA accreditation standards and explores if other jurisdictions may do the same.
Read More about Puerto Rico lowers its bar exam cut score in response to threats that its law schools may lose accreditationHigh Anxiety: Racism, The Law, And Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Elayne E. Greenberg (St. John’s University Law) analyzing how law schools can effectively teach issues related to systemic racism in their curricula.
Read More about High Anxiety: Racism, The Law, And Legal EducationFellowships For Aspiring Law Professors (2022-23 Edition)
TaxProfBlog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of visiting assistant professorship (VAP) and fellowship programs for aspiring law professors.
Read More about Fellowships For Aspiring Law Professors (2022-23 Edition)Lead the Way: How Leadership Courses in Law Schools Can Satisfy ABA Standard 303
Legal Writing Matters (by Kathleen Elliott Vinson) — Professor Vinson (Suffolk Law) explains how leadership courses can help law schools meet ABA standard 303.
Read More about Lead the Way: How Leadership Courses in Law Schools Can Satisfy ABA Standard 303Sick Of Faculty Meetings That Go Off The Rails? ‘Robert’s Rules Of Order’ Can Help
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares information on Robert’s Rules of Order Fast Track: The Brief & Easy Guide to Parliamentary Procedure for the Modern Meeting by Jim Slaughter, a streamlined version of the ‘rules’ which can be used to manage faculty or business meetings efficiently.
Read More about Sick Of Faculty Meetings That Go Off The Rails? ‘Robert’s Rules Of Order’ Can HelpIntroducing First-Year Law Students To ‘Legal Realism’
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Nebraska Law Review article by Gregory S. Crespi (SMU Dedman Law) on how to introduce concepts of legal realism to first year law students.
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