Month: November 2009

I've often wondered about norms within academia about appropriate uses for tenure letters, particularly in appointments processes involving other schools.  I'm thinking particularly about two situations.1. If Professor X writes…

The University of Iowa College of Law is starting on-campus interviews of candidates for its deanship.  The first person coming to campus will be Gregory Mark, a professor and associate…

Following up on Dan Filler's post on the Super Lawyers Rankings (as modified by Dean Van Zandt of Northwestern) and correcting for size of JD institution, I thought that I'd…

The folks over at Above the Law are reporting that Northwestern Law dean David Van Zandt has issued an email to law students addressing the new Super Lawyer rankings.  In…

Google is at it again.   Google Scholar has just been expanded to include (some number of) federal judicial opinions.  I'm not certain the extent of this collection and, because…

From Above the Law, Law School Tuition Hikes in California.  Says Elie Mystal: “And UC Davis, what the hell are you thinking? Do students get their own private sex slave…

The Drexel Law Review has posted this call for papers for an upcoming symposium issue: The Drexel Law Review is pleased to announce a symposium issue focusing on law and…

Versatile actor Edward Woodward died earlier this week.  You can find The New York Times obituary here.Many readers may remember Woodward from his television work in "The Equalizer" (1985-89).  But…

In my usual attempt to avoid serious issues, I've noticed that we're about to step into the Hollywood awards season in the next few months and the NY Times has…

Hot of the freaking press!!!  Super Lawyers, that publication that tells us just who the Super Lawyers really are, now tells us just who the Super Law Schools really are.…