Christine Charnosky examines transformation in legal education, spotlighting innovation and separating fact from flash as law schools prepare their students for a rapidly changing industry.
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By Karen Sloan | August 18, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at a new online discussion series hosted by six law deans. Plus, go inside the workday of Song Richardson as she runs UC Irvine Law from home.
By Karen Sloan | August 11, 2020
Law schools are starting the fall semester with a mix of online and hybrid classes, and experts are sharing their thoughts on what that will look like and how best to engage students under these unique circumstances.
By Karen Sloan | August 4, 2020
The week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the mounting problems surrounding the bar exam, as well as some positive news emerging from legal education at a challenging time.
By Karen Sloan | July 28, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at why the diploma privilege movement has lost some of the momentum it picked up in June. Plus, should law professors set aside their scholarship this fall and concentrate solely on teaching?
By Karen Sloan | July 21, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the push to get bar examiners to repeal rules that prohibit test takers from bringing in their own feminine hygiene products. Plus, this summer's Seinfeld-inspired fake law school goes in a charitable direction.
By Karen Sloan | July 14, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the push by law students and faculty at the University of New Hampshire School of Law to strip Franklin Pierce from the school's moniker. Plus, New York law schools are working together to combat racism on campus.
By Karen Sloan | July 7, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the many mistakes bar examiners have made during the pandemic and what lessons law schools can take from that as they plan for the fall semester.
By Karen Sloan | July 1, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve examines how remote hiring has quickly become the norm in the legal profession. Plus, the Marriott Wardman Park hotel, legal education's home away from home, is on shaky ground and could close.
By Karen Sloan | June 23, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve examines the seeming disconnect between Black law students who feel their schools aren't doing enough to end racial injustice, and law deans who say the academy is reckoning with race like never before.
By Karen Sloan | June 10, 2020
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the pros and cons of Harvard Law's decision to stay online in the fall, plus a look at how law school hiring will unfold this year amid the cancelation of the AAL's recruiting conference.
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