Legal Education
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Law Schools, Sponsored Content
How George Mason’s Scalia Law School Prepares New Attorneys For A Changing Future
Dean Ken Randall spearheads the school’s charge towards interdisciplinary, inclusive degree opportunities. -
Law Schools
Data-Driven Legal Education and Legal Hiring
Improving hiring practices to improve quality, retention, and diversity. - Sponsored
Biglaw Professionals: We Want To Know About Your Dream Job
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Biglaw, Law Schools
The COVID-19 Crisis And The Perils It Poses
Make no mistake: we're not out of the woods yet.
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Law Schools, Sponsored Content
COVID-19 Special Law School Podcast
On this special report, we explore COVID's impact on legal education, how law schools are adapting, and what students must do to prepare in the months ahead. -
Law Schools, Sponsored Content
How Online Learning Is Revolutionizing Legal Education: A Discussion With Ken Randall Of iLaw
Information of note on the rise of hybrid J.D. programs and how iLaw is helping law schools to expand their offerings in today’s digital era. -
Sponsored Content, Technology
Digital Learning For The 21st-Century Attorney
We spoke with Hotshot's co-founders, Ian Nelson and Chris Wedgeworth, about their unique platform that offers modern training and professional development for lawyers and law firms. -
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Law Schools, Technology
Cognifying Legal Education: Law Schools And Artificial Intelligence
Law schools enjoy huge opportunities to create graduates who efficiently and confidently rely on technology to better serve their clients. - Sponsored
Raising The Bar in Bar Prep
Themis Bar Review offers a comprehensive suite of legal education products and resources for students and law schools. -
Law Schools, Technology
A Directory Of Law School Innovation Centers
What's your law school doing to promote innovation? -
Announcements, Law Schools, Sponsored Content, Technology
Cognifying Legal Education: Artificial Intelligence Goes To Law School
Can AI and other emerging technologies be leveraged to prepare students for an evolving job market? -
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Law Schools
Fixing Law Schools Requires More ‘How To’ And Less ‘What To’
Everyone has an answer for reforming law school -- but we need practical solutions. -
Law Schools, Minority Issues, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Crispin Passmore: 2017's Champion Of Diversity In The Law
Big change -- for the better -- in how the United Kingdom trains its lawyers.
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Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal
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Biglaw Professionals: We Want To Know About Your Dream Job
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Law Schools, Sponsored Content
AccessLex Institute: Strengthening The Promise Of Legal Education
Let's make legal education work better for students and society alike. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.09.16
* So far, Justice Breyer has had the most to say during oral arguments. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Sioux seem to have a temporary victory at Standing Rock, so what’s the next legal step? Holland & Knight’s James Meggesto weighs in. [Salon]
* Ohio GOP looks to strip Cleveland of power. [Slate]
* Did bad teaching prevent this guy from being a successful lawyer? [TaxLaw Prof]
* North Carolina courts are against expansion. [The News & Observer]
* Tales of ambition inside the Beltway. [Law and More]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.24.16
* An article advocating why we should prioritize free expression over intellectual property laws, and why the Led Zeppelin case is important. [Katz Justice]
* Gay marriage is legal, but that doesn’t mean it is easy for gay couples to have children. [Esquire]
* The best tips for dealing with bar exam stress. [Law.com]
* Why is it that conversations about the future of legal education turn into flame wars? [Medium]
* Evidence now suggests that the murder of Dan Markel was the second attempt on his life. [Tallahassee.com]
* Looking for a new job, or even a new career? Some great advice. [Law and More]
* The real hidden cost to Brexit? Brits can’t look down their nose on dumb Americans anymore. [New Yorker]
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Reflections On Judge Posner's 'Divergent Paths'
Some of Judge Posner's points are clearly correct; in other cases, the situation is more complicated than he seems to appreciate. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Law Students
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: 4 Tips For Law Students For Final Exams
Dean Vikram Amar offers advice to law students about how to show their stuff come exam time. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rankings
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Bureaucracy And Metrics
Please welcome our newest columnist, Dean Vikram Amar of the University of Illinois College of Law, who will be writing about legal education. -
Law Schools
Stat Of The Week: Administrators Up, Profs Down
While the typical law school has lost about five full-time faculty members over the last four years, it has gained a teaching administrator or two over the same period.