The Soft-Shoe and Shuffle of Law School Hiring Committee Practices
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron shares a UCLA Law Review article by professors Carliss Chatman (Washington & Lee Law) and Najarian Peters (University of Kansas Law) that describes the climate for law students, law faculty, and law teaching candidates of color. The authors propose changes that law schools and hiring committees can make to…
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Legal History Blog (By Dan Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares an article by professor K-Sue Park (Georgetown Law), “Conquest and Slavery as Foundational to Property Law.”
Read More about Park on Conquest and Slavery in the Property CourseTwo-Thirds Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 97% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT Bands
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the latest data from LSAC showing an increase in law school applications at just about every institution so far this cycle.
Read More about Two-Thirds Of The Way Through The Fall 2021 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applications Are Up At 97% Of Law Schools, With Biggest Increases Among The Highest LSAT BandsABA Proposes to Add Professional Identity Training to Law School Opportunities
Legal Skills Prof Blog (By Scott Fruehwald) — Author details a proposed change to Standard 303 by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar that will require law schools to provide opportunities for students to develop professional identity.
Read More about ABA Proposes to Add Professional Identity Training to Law School OpportunitiesThe hollowness of law school rankings
Excess of Democracy (By Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller argues that law schools touting rankings – as opposed to more substantive accomplishments – indicates a “lack of confidence and a lack of vision.”
Read More about The hollowness of law school rankingsEntry Level Hiring: The 2021 Report – Call for Information
PrawfsBlawg (By Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky is calling for new law school tenure-track, clinical, or legal writing hires to report information on their positions. The information will be compiled on a public spreadsheet.
Read More about Entry Level Hiring: The 2021 Report – Call for InformationLooking back on 50 years of legal education
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (By Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares a link to the article “On Being Old Codgers, A Conversation about a Half Century in Legal Education” between Louis Michael Seidman (Georgetown Law) and Mark Tushnet (Harvard Law). The article from 2019 looks back on 50 years of…
Read More about Looking back on 50 years of legal educationCalifornia Joins Seven Other Jurisdictions (Thus Far) In Holding Online July 2021 Bar Exam
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares information from the National Conference of Bar Examiners on the jurisdictions planning to hold online bar exams in July 2021.
Read More about California Joins Seven Other Jurisdictions (Thus Far) In Holding Online July 2021 Bar ExamAccessLex Law School Scholarship Databank: 800 Scholarships Totaling $300 Million
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — AccessLex recently launched the Law School Scholarship Databank. The new tool helps law students find scholarships and awards from writing competitions to help fund their legal education.
Read More about AccessLex Law School Scholarship Databank: 800 Scholarships Totaling $300 MillionWhat Accounts for the Increase in Law School Applications This Year?
Verdict (By Vikram David Amar) — Dean Amar (University of Illinois Law) discusses the possible reasons behind an increase in law school applications this admissions cycle.
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