The Keys To Passing The Bar Exam: Study 10 Hours (But No More) Before Midnight, Take Two Breaks, Do Not Work

July 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a report from the AccessLex Institute analyzing successful bar exam study habits.

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Ryan: Law Student Debt And Career Choices

July 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a University of Illinois Law Review article by CJ Ryan (University of Louisville Law) on the impact of student loan debt on the career choices of law graduates and participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

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Data Resources Courtesy of the APSA Law & Courts Section

July 30, 2021

Empirical Legal Studies (By Michael Helse) — Professor Helse (University of Chicago Law) shares a recently updated website from the American Political Science Association’s Section on Law and Courts. The page contains court data and related information.

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ABA President Responds To ‘Woke Law Schools’

July 30, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a letter from American Bar Association president Patricia Lee Refo that responds to a Wall Street Journal opinion article criticizing the ABA legal education section’s recent proposed diversity, equity, and inclusion training requirement for law schools.

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Hiring Plans and Hiring Committees 2021-2022

July 14, 2021

PrawfsBlawg (By Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) is collecting information related to law school hiring committees and hiring plans.

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The Latest Data on Legislation & Regulation and Administrative Law Course Requirements at US Law Schools

July 14, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (By Ben Bratman) — Professor Bratman (Pitt Law) shares a list of legislation and regulation (leg reg) and administrative law course requirements at ABA accredited law schools.

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(Re)Counting Facts And Building Equity: Five Arguments For An Increased Emphasis On Storytelling In The Legal Curriculum

July 14, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Boston Public Interest Law Journal article by professor Jane Childs (Boston University Law) that argues for a required law school course on developing storytelling skills.

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Learning Movement Lawyering In Law School

July 14, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Howard Human Rights & Civil Rights Law Review article by professors Alexi Freeman and Lindsey Webb (Denver Law) on their experiential “movement lawyering” course that provides an opportunity for students to partner directly with national and grassroots organizations.

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International Conference on Legal Clinics and Access to Justice – online August 4-6, 2021

July 14, 2021

Clinical Law Prof Blog (By Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares information on the online International Conference on Legal Clinics and Access to Justice, co-hosted by Pepperdine Law.

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Capers: The Law School As A White Space

July 14, 2021

TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Minnesota Law Review article by professor I. Bennett Capers (Fordham Law) that explores the role legal education plays in sustaining inequality in the legal profession and suggests law schools must rethink their approach to develop a space where students belong and thrive.

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