Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky
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Tom Bruce’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Promote Public Understanding of the Law
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Thomas R. Bruce (Research Associate, Cornell Law School, and Director, Legal Information Institute): Give some houseroom to the idea…
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Roy Stuckey’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Put Students First
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Roy T. Stuckey (Webster Professor of Clinical Legal Education, University of South Carolina School of Law; Principal Author, Best…
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David Oppenheimer’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Create a “Kaleidoscopic Curriculum” for 1Ls
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine. David B. Oppenheimer, Associate Dean for Faculty Developmentand Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law; Co-Author, Whitewashing…
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Gail Heriot’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Rethink Three Common Assumptions About Law School
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Gail Heriot (Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law; Editor, The Right Coast blog): Here’s my…
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John Steele’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Use LL.B. and LL.M. Programs to Revolutionize Legal Education
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? John Steele (Special Counsel, Fish & Richardson, Silicon Valley; Lecturer, University of California-Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law; Lecturer,…
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Mike Madison’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Require Students to Have Two Years of Experience Before Enrolling
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Michael J. Madison (Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Editor,…
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Sam Kamin’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Offer 2L Real-World Experiences, 3L Capstone Courses
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Sam Kamin (Associate Professor of Law, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law; Editor, MoneyLaw blog): UCI’s law school…
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Nancy Rapoport’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Law as One Tool to Analyze a Client’s Problems
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Nancy B. Rapoport (Gordon & Silver, Ltd. Professor of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Las…
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Ilya Somin’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Embrace Ideological Diversity
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Ilya Somin (Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law; Editor, The Volokh Conspiracy blog): Your well-deserved…
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David Bernstein’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Make Law School an Undergraduate Program
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? David E. Berntein (Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law; Editor, The Volokh Conspiracy blog): Make the…
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Jeff Lipshaw’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Structure the Curriculum Around the Profession’s Needs
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Jeffrey Lipshaw (Associate Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School; Editor, Legal Profession Blog): I need to start with…
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Russell Osgood’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Focus on 3-4 New Ideas
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Russell K. Osgood (President, Grinnell College; former Dean (and Tax Prof), Cornell Law School): Reform doesnât usually flow from…
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Ben Barton’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Adopt the Business School Case Method
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine: Benjamin H. Barton (Director of Clinical Programs and Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law; Author,…
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Ann Bartow’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Build Gender Equity Into UC-Irvine
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Ann M. Bartow (Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law; Editor, Feminist Law Professors blog):…
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Gordon Smith’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Concentrate on Classroom Instruction
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Gordon Smith (Professor of Law, Brigham Youg University, J. Reuben Clark Law School; Editor, Conglomerate): Following the pattern established…
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Dan Polsby’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Focus on Your Comparative Advantage
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Daniel D. Polsby (Dean and Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law): Dear Erwin – You begin…
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Doug Berman’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Reengineer the 1L Curriculum
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Douglas Berman (William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law; Editor, Sentencing Law…
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Paul Butler’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Take Back the Law School From Dead White Men
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Paul Butler (Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; Editor, BlackProf blog): Erwin, the…
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Mark Herrmann’s Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky: Hire Adjuncts to Teach Substantive Courses
Continuing our series of responses from various legal luminaries to the question: What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine? Mark Hermann (Partner, Jones, Day (Chicago); Author, The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law; Editor, Drug and Device Law Blog):…
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Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky from Caron & Henderson
As we announced on Friday (here and here), Bill Henderson and I are using the Erwin Chemerinsky/UC-Irvine flap to generate and publicize the best ideas about reforming legal education from some of the leading thinkers in the law school world. We asked various legal luminaries to give us 250-word answers to this question: What is…
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Advice for Erwin Chemerinsky
The hiring, firing, and re-hiring of Erwin Chemerinsky as founding dean of the new UC-Irvine law school has attracted enormous national attention. (For a roundup of coverage, see here.) Bill Henderson and I want to use this moment in time to generate and publicize the best ideas about reforming legal education from some of the…