The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Season Opens With A Bang: Applicants Are Up 15% TaxProf Blog
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares early data from LSAC regarding next year’s law school admissions cycle.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares an upcoming University of Detroit Mercy Law Review article by Professor Rory D. Bahadur (Washburn Law) and Dr. Kevin Ruth (University of Miami – Mathematics) that explores the impact of first-year law student credentials on attrition rates and bar exam results.
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Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Baker shares a post from professor Ron Hochbaum (University of the Pacific McGeorge Law) announcing the details of the 20th Annual LatCrit-SALT Faculty Development Workshop on October 7.
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Law School Academic Support Blog (by Liz Stillman) — Professor Stillman (Suffolk Law) explains how online classes create additional stress for students facing academic probation.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) highlights the PAC-12 lecture series this fall, starting with USC Gould professor Jody Armour’s lecture on unconscious racism in America.
Read More about PAC-12 Law Schools Weekly Zoom Series On Access To JusticeThis Year’s Explanation?
Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) looks at the recent July Multistate Bar Exam results and provides thoughts on why scores may have dipped over the previous year.
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Empirical Legal Studies (by Michael Heise) — Professor Heise Cornell Law provides a link to Professor Jason Rantanen’s (University of Iowa Law) third edition of the Federal Circuit Dataset Project which provides information and resources to law faculty and others conducting research on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Read More about The Federal Circuit Dataset ProjectAdmissions Data At 75% Of The U.S. News Top 50: Higher LSATs, UGPAs, And Enrollment
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an updated analysis of the incoming class of law students from admissions consultant Mike Spivey with additional schools included.
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Balkinization (by Jack Balkin) — Professor Balkin (Yale Law) participates in a panel discussion hosted by the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at UC Irvine along with Michele Goodwin (UC Irvine Law), and Michael Klarman (Harvard Law). The session was moderated by center director Rick Hasen and explored the protections and limitations of the US…
Read More about Is the U.S. Constitution Up to the Task of Preserving American Democracy?Multistate Bar Exam scores drop but remain consistent with scores since 2014
Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) reports the drop in scores from the recent July administration of the Multistate Bar Exam compared to the 2020 and 2019 administrations, but notes that scores have been fairly consistent over the last seven years.
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