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10 of the Wealthiest Academics in the World

22 Sep

And not one of them is or was a law prof, oh well. Details here. [JH]

 

Monday Morning Fun for Our IT Cats: The Internet is Made of Cats

19 Sep

Hat tip to Mark E. Wojcik’s International Law Prof Blog post for this gem. [JH]

 
 

"Why not offer legal protections to the ugly, as we do with racial, ethnic and religious minorities, women and handicapped individuals?"

05 Sep

Ah, OK. Well, it is Labor Day. Here’s the conclusion of Daniel S. Hamermesh’s (Univ of Texas econ prof and author of Why Attractive People Are More Successful (Princeton UP, Aug. 2011)) recent NYT Sunday think piece, Ugly? You May…

 

What are the Worst Things a Law Librarian Can List on a Resume?

02 Sep

Bridget Crawford offers her list of what are the worst things a law prof can put on a CV at The Faculty Lounge. Note the comment trail. One of my favorites is “It’s probably not a good idea to list…

 

Girls (Strike out that) Law Profs Gone Wild

26 Aug

The once anonymous “LawProf” blogger of Inside the Law School Scam has identified himself. As most readers of LLB know, Mark Giangrande reported that he is Colorado Law prof Paul Campos. I don’t know if the WSJ Law Blog broke…

 

"This Situation Absolutely Requires a Really Futile and Stupid Gesture Be Done on Somebody’s Part:" ABA Adopts Resolution on Skills Training

11 Aug

Tuesday, the ABA adopted a Resolution on Skills Training, politely charactered by Paul Kirgis as “tepid” on ADR Prof Blog (“No mention of the actual skills that lawyers need.”). I think the edited text speaks for itself: Click to enlarge….

 

If the Bench Finds Law Journal Articles Irrelevant, What About Law Prof Amicus Briefs?

04 Aug

According to Tun-Jen Chiang’s PrawfsBlog post, Amicus Briefs and the Academic-Judge Divide, law prof amicus briefs are just as, if not more, irrelevant then their scholarly law journal output. “In discussions about the supposed uselessness of legal scholarship to judges,…

 
 

Could Jailhouse Lawyers Teach Legal Skills to Law School Students?

26 Jul

What the hell, why not? Could save some employment costs at state-run law schools. But I don’t think Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is thinking outside-the box. Not yet, anyway. See Adjunct Law Prof Blog’s Gov. Walker To Now Use Prison…

 

Law Prof Miffed at CJ Roberts’ Characterization of Legal Scholarship as Being Irrelevant

12 Jul

Quoting from the Concurring Opinions post, Sherrilyn Ifill on What the Chief Justice Should Read on Summer Vacation: [M]ore often than not, published law review articles offer muscular critiques on contemporary legal doctrine, alternative approaches to solving complex legal questions,…

 

“If you asked me when was the last time I read a law review article, I’d have to think long and hard": Paraphrasing Chief Justice Roberts’ Remarks on the Relevance of the Legal Academy’s Scholarly Output

07 Jul

In his recent Legal Skills Prof Blog post titled Chief Justice Roberts Criticizes Law Profs, Louis J. Sirico, Jr., Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing at Villanova wrote “[the Chief Justice] politely criticized legal academics for scholarship that…