First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Why We In Legal Academia Should Assist In Legal Journalism, But Do So Carefully
Legal academics can and should help educate the public about the law.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: A Guided Tour Through The Debate Over Changing The ABA Employment Data Form
It's a complicated mix of arguments about substantive policy, procedural thoroughness, and outside perception.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: One Dean’s Take On Public University Speech Suppression
Dean Vik Amar analyzes one proposal to protect free speech on campus.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Evaluating Legal Education’s Vital Signs At The End Of The Academic Year
It's a tale of the (relatively) good, the (pretty) bad, and the (downright) ugly.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Broadening Our Teaching Horizons
How can law schools be less insular with regard to teaching? Here are three ideas from Dean Amar.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Tightening Bar Pass Standards And The ‘California Problem’
Dean Amar comments on the big news out of the ABA Midyear Meeting today.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Thoughts On The ABA’s Proposed Tightening Of Bar Pass Standards
A legal education is a major investment; some modest level of paternalism ought not to be rejected out of hand.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: The Supreme Court Going Forward
How much does the Supreme Court matter in the big picture?
How Law Deans Spend Their (Or, At Least, How One Dean Spent His) ‘Summer Vacation’
There's a lot to keep law school deans busy over the summer.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: How The Bar Exam Might Be Improved
In light of how high bar-exam stakes are today, we need to ask some basic questions about this crucial test.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
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.
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.
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.
Meet A New Law School Dean: An Interview With Vikram Amar
Vikram Amar of Illinois Law explains why he's excited about his new job and outlines his priorities as dean.
The Supreme Court Rules In Two Major Gay Marriage Cases
Finally! The Supreme Court's long-awaited rulings on gay marriage in California and the Defense of Marriage Act. What did the Court rule?