Nominations for Legal Writing Institute Awards
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares a call for nominations from the Legal Writing Institute for five awards for law school faculty related to teaching and scholarship.
Read More about Nominations for Legal Writing Institute AwardsLWI Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (University of Illinois Chicago Law) shares news that Northwestern Law and the Legal Writing Institute will hold free, virtual two day-symposium on artificial intelligence and the Legal Profession on September 24 and 25.
Read More about LWI Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Legal ProfessionPostponing the Externships 11 Conference
Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — The in-person Externships 11 Conference previously scheduled for February 18-20, 2022 has been postponed to Fall 2022 at a date to be announced. The conference is jointly hosted by Pepperdine Law and UCLA Law.
Read More about Postponing the Externships 11 ConferenceABA Standards Committee Approves Anti-Racism, Bias Training As New Accreditation Standards For Law Schools
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — The Council of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently issued recommendations for changes to several standards for notice and comment, including the addition of a requirement for law schools to “provide education on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism.”
Read More about ABA Standards Committee Approves Anti-Racism, Bias Training As New Accreditation Standards For Law SchoolsEarly Returns On The Law School Class Of 2024: Higher LSAT Scores, UGPAs, And Enrollment
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an analysis of the incoming class of law students from admissions consultant Mike Spivey.
Read More about Early Returns On The Law School Class Of 2024: Higher LSAT Scores, UGPAs, And EnrollmentAccessLex Institute 2021 Legal Education Data Deck
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the 2021 Legal Education Data Deck created by AccessLex Institute. The resource contains trend data related to law student admissions, employment, enrollment, and graduation.
Read More about AccessLex Institute 2021 Legal Education Data DeckPandemic Leadership
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Toledo Law Review article by Dean Brian Gallini (Willamette Law) where he details his experiences as a first-year dean along with the additional challenge of leading during a pandemic.
Read More about Pandemic LeadershipNumber of FAR Forms in First Distribution Over Time – 2021
PrawfsBlawg (by Sara Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares a chart containing the number of law faculty candidates in the first distribution of the AALS Faculty Appointments Register (FAR) each year since 2009.
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PrawfsBlawg (by Sara Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares her schedule for posting information related to entry-level law school faculty recruitment.
Read More about Law School Entry-Level Hiring Posting Schedule 2021-2022The Laws Of Public Higher Education Retrenchment
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy article by Jeremy Pilaar (Yale Law) that explores the legal framework that leads to underinvestment in higher education by states.
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