Weekly Legal Education Roundup

• ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Education (members), Principles For Legal Education and Licensure in the 21st Century: Principles and Commentary
• ABA Journal, ABA commission points out legal ed and licensure issues that built access-to-justice barriers
• ABA Journal, US News releases its 2021 law school rankings
• Josh Blackman (South Texas), 30-Minute Webinar On Using Zoom For Law School Classes
• Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Pepperdine’s Place In The 2021 U.S. News Law School Rankings (Congratulations to Paul and the Pepperdine faculty for their 25 point rise in the U.S. News Law School Rankings!)

• Paul Caron (Dean, Peperdine), 2021 U.S. News Law School Peer Reputation Rankings (And Overall Rankings)
• Agnieszka McPeak (Duquesne), Asynchronous Online Law School Teaching: A Few Observations
• Seth Oranburg (Duquesne), 13-Minute Video On Tips For Law Professors Teaching Online
• Michael Hunter Schwartz (Dean, McGeorge), Towards a Modality-Less Model for Excellence in Law School Teaching
• Karen Sloan (Law.com), Law Schools Adopt Pass-Fail Grades As They Move Online Amid COVID-19
• 2021 U.S. News Business/Corporate Law Rankings
• 2021 U.S. News Clinical Training Rankings
• 2021 U.S. News Tax Rankings
• Wall Street Journal editorial, Justice vs. Conformity at Scalia Law

Coronavirus and legal education news:

• Evacuated From Wuhan, Law Prof Works On Her Law Review Article During 14-Day Mandatory Coronavirus Quarantine (Feb. 11, 2020)
• Mitchell Hamline To Train Peking Faculty To Deliver Online Legal Instruction To Replace Classes Cancelled Due To Coronavirus (Feb. 24, 2020)
• First Law School Closes Due To Coronavirus; Student At Second Law School Self-Quarantines Due To Exposure (Mar. 4, 2020)
• New York Law Student In Self-Quarantine After Exposure To Coronavirus (Mar. 4, 2020)
• Stanford, University Of Washington Cancel In-Person Classes (But Not Athletic Events), Students To Complete Courses And Exams On-Line; Duke Warns It May Be Forced To Do The Same After Spring Break (Mar. 7, 2020)
• The Impact Of COVID-19 On Legal Education (Mar. 8, 2020)
• Law Schools Shift Classes Online Amid COVID-19, But Can They Do It Successfully? (Mar. 11, 2020)
• ABA Loosens Reins On Online Legal Education Amid Coronavirus Spread (Mar. 13, 2020)
• COVID-19 And The Future Of The Academy (Mar. 13, 2019)
• Fair Use And Emergency Remote Teaching And Research (Mar. 15, 2020)
• Law Teaching In The Age Of Coronavirus (Mar. 15, 2020)
• Michael Hunter Schwartz (Dean, McGeorge), Towards A Modality-Less Model For Excellence In Law School Teaching (Mar. 16, 2020)
• Larry Cunningham (Associate Dean, St. John's), Cunningham: Assessment In A Time Of Coronavirus And Closed Campuses (Mar. 16, 2020)
• Coronavirus And The Great Online-Learning Experiment (Mar. 17, 2020)
• Academe’s Coronavirus Shock Doctrine: 'Faculty Should Hesitate Before Doing More' (Mar. 17, 2020)
• 100% Of Law Schools Have Moved Online Due To The Coronavirus (Mar. 18, 2020)
• Regulating In A Pandemic: Evaluating Economic And Financial Policy Responses To The Coronavirus Crisis (Mar. 18, 2020)
• March LSAT Is Canceled, Fate Of April Test Is Uncertain (Mar. 18, 2020)
• I Will Survive (Coronavirus Version For Law Professors Teaching Online) (Mar. 18, 2020)
• WSJ: Tax Law Changes Make Life Harder For Firms Facing Coronavirus Losses (Mar. 19, 2020)
• Law Schools Adopt Pass-Fail Grades As They Move Online Amid COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020)