What The Access To Justice Crisis Means For Legal Education

September 19, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a UC Irvine Law Review article by Kathryne M. Young (George Washington Law) that details how the access to justice crisis will affect the future of legal education. 

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Nominations Open for AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research

September 19, 2022

Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojick) — Professor Wojick (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares a call for nominations for open positions for the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research’s Executive Committee.    

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Religiously Affiliated Law Schools conference . . . coming up!

September 19, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Rick Garnett) — Professor Garnett (Notre Dame Law) shares a schedule for the upcoming symposia “The Past, Present, and Future of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools.” 

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Legal Podcasts

September 19, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Gerard Magliocca) — Professor Magliocca (Indiana University McKinney Law) shares suggestions for legal podcasts that law professors can listen to.  

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Where did aspiring law teachers in the first FAR graduate law school? (And why are there so few candidates in the first FAR?)

September 6, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares his thoughts on law professor candidates and hiring this year.

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Law School Hiring Spreadsheet and Clearinghouse for Questions, 2022-2023

September 6, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a collaborative spreadsheet tracking new law faculty placements, as well as a forum for candidates to ask and answer questions about the faculty hiring process.

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Sixty Deans Oppose The ABA’s Proposal To Make Law School Admission Tests Optional

September 6, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter signed by 60 law school deans opposing the ABA legal education section’s proposal to eliminate the admissions test requirement for law schools.

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Call for Nominations: AALS Administrative Law Section Emerging Scholar Award

September 6, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a call for nominations for the AALS Section on Administrative Law’s Emerging Scholar Award.

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Call for Entries: Law Professor Twitter Census 2022-2023 Edition

September 6, 2022

The Faculty Lounge (by Bridget Crawford) — Professor Crawford (Pace Law) shares a call to participate in a directory of law professors who regularly use Twitter.

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Conference: Beyond Learning Outcomes: Working the Assessment Plan September 16-17, 2022

September 6, 2022

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by E. Scott Fruehwald) —  The author shares details regarding Suffolk Law’s upcoming conference Beyond Learning Outcomes – Working the Assessment Plan.

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