Posts by jacquelinelipton

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…

One late observation on the hiring conference (and this happens every year)...When asked about their "teaching style", candidates invariably answer "soft socratic".  In other words, they like to create a…

So we've made it half way through the AALS hiring conference.  Any stories anyone wants to share?  Best interviews?  Worst interviews? (no names necessary)One anonymous candidate shared the following with…

Just to show that decanal scandals aren't limited to the United States, The Australian newspaper yesterday reported that the relatively new dean at Melbourne Law School (James Hathaway, originally from…

In full disclosure, fellow blogger Tim Z suggested it would be fitting for me to blog about the following.  Yesterday, the World Economic Forum released its new rankings of the…

Today marks the grand opening of the new online Journal of Things We Like (Lots) - or JOTWELL - edited by Michael Froomkin of the University of Miami School of…

Just to give those on the entry level market some more food for thought, it might be helpful for those being interviewed to give some thought to the scenario where…

I had been meaning to post about this for a while but life got on top of me.  Jeanne Fromer at Fordham has written a great essay on trade secret…

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has today reported that Case Western's interim dean, Robert Rawson , will be staying on for a while.  We're all happy to welcome him into his…

  Yesterday's New York Times ran a story about the Walt Disney company offering refunds on Baby Einstein DVDs sold in past years in response to complaints that not only…