Law Professors
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Law Schools
The Depressing Secret To Getting Good Law School Grades
White men come out on top again. -
Law Schools
Faculty Hiring Meetings And The Unicorns And Rainbows They Produce
Good luck if you're trying to get hired as a law professor this year -- you might need it. - Sponsored
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If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Crime, Law Schools
The Dan Markel Case: A Helping Hand For Katherine Magbanua -- From A Relative Accused Of Embezzlement?
Katherine Magbanua's lawyers deny any connection between who's paying her legal fees and the embezzlement charges against her sister-in-law.
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Law Schools
Law School Facing 'Financial Exigencies' Strips 14 Professors Of Tenure
Law professors at other struggling law schools ought to keep an eye on this situation as it unfolds. -
Courts, Law Schools
SCOTUS Candidate Judge Amy Coney Barrett Wasn't My Favorite Law Professor, But She Would Be An Amazing Justice
She's someone with incredible intellect, humanity, thoughtfulness, and judgment. -
Law Schools
Just Like LeBron James, Justice Anthony Kennedy Is Now A 'Free Agent'
Which law school will he sign with? -
Law Schools
Law School To Cut Tenured Faculty To Solve Budget Problem
What a way to attempt to bring the school back to financial solvency. -
Government
Our Civil Society
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Law Schools
Law School Professor Has New Murder Mystery About Genius, Influential Law Professor Who Is Suspiciously Just Like Him
Law professor who quit Twitter in a temper tantrum is back with a new book. -
Immigration
‘This Is Not Who We Are,’ Said Someone With No Knowledge Of U.S. History
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' -
Law Schools
References Are Pretty Important If You Want To Snag A Clerkship
Whether applying for a clerkship or any attorney position, at some point you will need others to speak on your behalf about your abilities. -
Law Schools
Professor Asks Exam Questions From Book Available On The Net... For An Open-Internet Exam
There's nothing wrong with sourcing exam questions from the wisdom of the crowd. But don't hand the students the answer key. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.06.18
* Simpson Thacher isn’t increasing associate salaries to the $190K scale (yet), but it is partnering with Columbia Business School to launch a new associate training program. We bet your incoming associates are “STBReady” … for higher salaries. Click here to see all the firms that have raised salaries thus far . [New York Law Journal]
* President Trump is appealing the decision that says he can’t block people on Twitter based on their political views to the Second Circuit (because of course he is). He already had to unblock the seven plaintiffs in the case, and he likely wasn’t very happy about it because of glorious follow-up tweets like this. [BuzzFeed]
* After reportedly being rejected by several candidates for the associate attorney general position — one that would oversee the Mueller investigation if Rod Rosenstein were to suddenly depart — the Trump Administration is giving up on trying to fill the job for the moment, and focusing on other vacancies. [Wall Street Journal]
* In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment against former Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, the federal judiciary’s working group on sexual harassment has released 24 recommendations, specifying three areas that need change to make circuit courts an “exemplary workplace.” [Big Law Business]
* The American Bar Association wants out of this whistleblower suit, ASAP. ABA officials claim that former Charlotte Law professor Barbara Bernier only added the law school regulatory group to her suit against the defunct law school and its owner, InfiLaw, as a “last-ditch effort” to keep her action kicking in court. [Law.com]
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People Suck (At Communicating)
Believe it or not, compassion can help you be a better lawyer. Try it sometime, jerks. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.05.18
* “It was a mistake. I swear to God,” remarks Giuliani outlining the excuse for conflicting testimony that works like a charm for every other criminal defendant. [CNN]
* Law professors point out that Trump’s lawyers are bad at their jobs, which isn’t news but will somehow dominate the news cycle and still not sway anyone who isn’t already on board with these facts. [Politico]
* Judge Aaron Perksy — who sentenced rapist Brock Turner to a mere six months — may get recalled today. So it’s a good time to remind everyone of this older post laying out exactly how dangerous and misguided this is. Persky may deserve to lose his job in due course… but embracing the recall mechanism for judges who hand down lenient sentences is a one-way road to needless mass incarceration, usually with a heavy dose of racial bias. [Slate]
* Liverpool player injured in nasty tackle has achieved immortality as the subject of a law school exam question. [BBC]
* The NFL may have a new problem with its disastrous anthem policy — it violates multiple state constitutions… in states with perennial playoff teams too. [Slate]
* Despite the death of the prime suspect, Arizona law firms went ahead and beefed up security in the wake of the recent paralegal murders. [AZ Central]
* The GOP tax bill accidentally put a tax on victims of sexual abuse because that’s what happens when you railroad a bill through both chambers in the middle of the night with a bunch of hand-written amendments in the margins. [Bloomberg]
* Sex workers are taking action against SESTA/FOSTA, the ill-conceived anti-human trafficking law that really just puts legitimate sex workers in danger — almost like that was the politicians’ plan all along. [Gizmodo]
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Law Schools
The Two-Spacer Manifesto For Legal Writing
Does sentence spacing really matter? This law professor thinks so, and is leading the double-spacing rebellion. -
Law Schools
Law School Settles With Female Law Professors For $2.6 Million
Dismissing claims of gender discrimination has cost this school big time. -
Law Schools
Law School Grades Suck
Law professors hate grading and grades just as much as law students. -
Law Schools
Law School Professor Blasts Law Review Editors As 'Uncomprehending Idiots'
This feels like a disproportionate response. -
Law Schools
Let's Get Clinical (Faculty)!
Most of 'podium professors' have no clue what clinical faculty do. Show them and prove your value to the law school.