The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning has begun publishing a journal on legal education: The Journal Of Law Teaching and Learning. “The Journal is a peer-edited publication dedicated to high-quality articles designed to enhance law teaching. The Journal has…
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Torts Exercises for Law Students
A Companion to Torts: Learning to Think Like a Torts Lawyer by Doing Exercises by E. Scott Fruehwald. This book takes a revolutionary approach to learning torts law: its goal is to teach law students to think like torts lawyers….
An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Metacognitive Skills, Performance in a Bar Prep Course and Bar Passage
An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Metacognitive Skills, Performance in a Bar Prep Course and Bar Passage by Jennifer A. Gundlach & Jessica R. Santangelo. Abstract This article builds on our prior research about metacognition and its importance for…
Raising the Bar: The NextGen Bar Exam and Contract Drafting by Karen J. Sneddon & Susan Chesler
The NextGen Bar Exam will require law schools to teach students differently throughout the curriculum. This article discusses the NextGen Bar and contract drafting: Raising the Bar: The NextGen Bar Exam and Contract Drafting by Karen J. Sneddon & Susan…
New Book: Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers
Here is an important new book on the use of brain science in the law: Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers by Owen D. Jones, Jeffrey D. Schall, Francis X. Shen, Morris B. Hoffman, Anthony D. Wagner. Brain science…
Should We End the Use of the Bluebook?
An Old-Fashioned Bluebook Burning by Paul A. Gowder. Abstract This essay argues for an end to law’s infamously Byzantine and bloated citation manual, the Bluebook. The very features that make the Bluebook distinctive when compared to citation systems in other…
A New Parlor Is Open: Legal Writing Faculty Must Develop Scholarship on Generative AI And Legal Writing
Here is an important new article on AI and legal scholarship by Professor Kirsten Davis: A New Parlor Is Open: Legal Writing Faculty Must Develop Scholarship on Generative AI And Legal Writing “As legal communication experts, legal writing faculty are…
The Rule of Law, The Lawyer’s Role as a Public Citizen, and Professional Identity: How Fostering the Development of Professional Identity Can Help Law Schools Address the Crisis Facing American Democracy by Kendall Kerew
The Rule of Law, The Lawyer’s Role as a Public Citizen, and Professional Identity: How Fostering the Development of Professional Identity Can Help Law Schools Address the Crisis Facing American Democracy by Kendall Kerew. American democracy is in crisis. The…
Preparing Law Students for Real-World Practice by John Lande
Preparing Law Students for Real-World Practice by John Lande. Abstract This article summarizes a program entitled Pracademically Speaking: Incorporating Real-World Legal Practice Into the Curriculum at the annual conference of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. It describes problems with…
The Importance of Professional Identity Training in Law School
With professional identity training, law schools are helping students train their own minds. Scott Fruehwald