Last week, US District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan denied Duncan School of Law’s motion for a temporary restraining order and for a temporary injunction in the law school’s antitrust and due process lawsuit against the ABA for failing to…
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Round One in Duncan Law v. ABA Goes to the ABA
23
Jan
Last week, US District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan denied Duncan School of Law’s motion for a temporary restraining order and for a temporary injunction in the law school’s antitrust and due process lawsuit against the ABA for failing to…
Is Greater Scrutiny by the Media Leading to a Decline in Law School Applicants?
23
Jan
On Legal Skills Prof Blog, Jim Levy reported that According to a password protected report posted in the “law school” section at LSAC.org, both the number of applicants and applications to ABA accredited law schools for the fall 2012 term…
Cameron Stracher’s Comic Novel in Progress: The Socratic Method
21
Jan
Here’s little entertainment for the academic law librarian who drew the short straw for today’s reference desk duty — Cameron Stracher’s The Socratic Method. The first two installments are titled “Gunner Bingo” and “The Law School Trifecta.” [JH]
Findings, Promising and Disappointing, from the 2011 Law School Survey of Student Engagement
20
Jan
Quoting from the 2011 LSSSE Report: Promising Findings The vast majority of students rated their overall law school experience favorably; 83% reported that their experience in law school was good or excellent. Eighty percent of students said that they definitely…
Reforming Law Schools And The Job Market: What To Do, If Anything?
17
Jan
The discussion on what to do about law schools finds the Wall Street Journal on the dishing end with two articles. One is about how to reform legal education. The basic suggestion is to open up legal training by making…
Reforming Law Schools And The Job Market: What To Do, If Anything?
17
Jan
The discussion on what to do about law schools finds the Wall Street Journal on the dishing end with two articles. One is about how to reform legal education. The basic suggestion is to open up legal training by making…
The Northwestern Law Nostradamus on Legal Education in 2012
13
Jan
“Predictions about legal education in 2012? … OK, I’ll start (although these are more hopes than predictions)” writes Northwestern Law Dean Dan Rodriguez here. [JH}
"There is a separate language in each of us."
11
Jan
In 2006, I was visiting a friend in the District of Columbia. It happened that she had a prior engagement that she had to attend during my visit. I took the opportunity to attend a talk by Senator McCain. While…
"There is a separate language in each of us."
11
Jan
In 2006, I was visiting a friend in the District of Columbia. It happened that she had a prior engagement that she had to attend during my visit. I took the opportunity to attend a talk by Senator McCain. While…
