Resuming In-person Law School Instruction in the Face of the Delta COVID-19 Variant
Verdict Justia (by Vikram David Amar) — Dean Amar (University of Illinois Law) shares his perspective on students returning to campus in the fall and acknowledges the challenging landscape that law schools face during the continuing pandemic.
Read More about Resuming In-person Law School Instruction in the Face of the Delta COVID-19 VariantThat time of year again…
The Faculty Lounge (by Ediberto Roman) — Professor Roman (Florida International Law) shares information on the Olivas Faculty Recruitment Initiative, a mentorship program for prospective law professors.
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Legal Evolution by (Tom Sharbaugh) — Professor Sharbaugh (Penn State Law) argues law schools should add sales and marketing courses to their curriculum.
Read More about Would sales & marketing in law school cross a red line?New Facebook group for those interested in “Experimental Jurisprudence”
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares news of a new “experimental jurisprudence” Facebook group for researchers interested in legal theory to collaborate with peers and share ideas.
Read More about New Facebook group for those interested in “Experimental Jurisprudence”Negotiating Trauma and Teaching Law
Best Practices for Legal Education (by Melanie Daily) — Professor Daily (University of Kansas Law) discusses Mallika Kaur’s (UC Berkeley Law) Journal of Law and Social Policy article “Negotiating Trauma & Teaching Law,” that explores how law professors can navigate emotional discussions in the classroom.
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Above the Law (by LawProfBlawg) — Anonymous law professor “LawProfBlawg” presents an exam for bar examiners, reflecting on the challenges that students face preparing for the exam under difficult conditions.
Read More about A ‘Bar Exam’ For Bar ExaminersTeaching Lawyers To Think Like Leaders: The Next Big Shift In Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Baylor Law Review article by dean April Barton (Duquesne Law) that examines leadership development as an important component of the future of legal education.
Read More about Teaching Lawyers To Think Like Leaders: The Next Big Shift In Legal EducationNormalizing Law Students’ Academic Struggles To Build Resilient Lawyers
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Arkansas Law Review article by Catherine Martin Christopher (Texas Tech Law) that examines how law schools can embrace students’ academic challenges to help them grow and succeed as lawyers.
Read More about Normalizing Law Students’ Academic Struggles To Build Resilient LawyersKeep Distance Education For Law Schools: Online Education, The Pandemic, And Access To Justice
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares Lael Daniel Weinberger’s (Harvard Law) Loyola University Chicago Law Journal article where he argues that keeping online legal education past the pandemic could reduce the cost of and expand access to law school while improving access to justice.
Read More about Keep Distance Education For Law Schools: Online Education, The Pandemic, And Access To JusticeImportant New Legal Education Article by Neil Hamilton
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Legal Skills Prof) — Author shares highlights from Neil Hamilton’s (University of St. Thomas Law) Baylor Law Review article, “The Major Transitions in Professional Formation and Development from Being a Student to Being a Lawyer Present Opportunities to Benefit the Students and the Law School.”
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