Month: March 2011

There's lots of stuff going on these days and it's been a while since we had an open thread, so I thought I'd ask: what's on your mind?

One of the great things about teaching Wills, Trusts & Estates is that the cases are so colorful.  The fights about money, the family configurations, eccentric behavior, unusual circumstances, generational…

As if the UCC itself didn't provide a sufficient buzz, now comes ... UCC coffee! (Hat tip to Bob Lawless at Credit Slips.)

Villanova Law is currently seeking applications for 2-3 Visiting Assistant Professor positions in 2011-2012; VAPs at Villanova teach one course each semester, and the position may be for one semester…

Professor Craig Boise, director of tax programs at DePaul, has been named the new dean at Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.  He was formerly on the Case law…

Over at Leiter Law School Reports, Brian Leiter interviews Northwestern professor Ronald J. Allen on the topics of Northwestern Law School generally, and former Dean David Van Zandt specifically.  Look…

Former Oxford University Press editor Rachel Toor writes here in the Chronicle with some advice for book authors: You have fewer than 50 pages to get the editors' attention. Your…

The University of Arkansas has announced its slate of four candidates for the deanship of its law school.  You'll find the announcement here.

The Wheels of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement is the title of a self-published book by Donald Crawford (no relation)  about his father, Worcy Crawford, an African-American owner of a…

Continuing in the tradition of years past (going way back to 2007), I have prepared some quick takes on the most recent US News law school rankings.  This year I'm focusing on the correlations…