Paul L. Caron
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Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Legal Ed Scholarship
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2023 Meta-Ranking Of Flagship U.S. Law Reviews
Bryce Clayton Newell (Oregon), 2023 Meta-Ranking of Flagship US Law Reviews: This is an updated ranking of the top flagship law reviews at US law schools (updated as of July 25, 2023). For a summary and more details about method, see below the table. You can also compare MetaRanking since 2018, including changes in ranking…
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Optimistic Overconfidence: A Study Of Law Student Academic Predictions
Sam Barder (J.D. 2023, Illinois) & Jennifer K. Robbennolt (Illinois), Optimistic Overconfidence: A Study of Law Student Academic Predictions, 2023 U. Ill. L. Rev. Online 106: This paper explores optimistic overconfidence among law students. We surveyed more than 600 law students at the beginning of their first year of law school, asking for their predictions…
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Do We Need a Bar Exam . . . For Experienced Lawyers?
David Adam Friedman (Willamette), Do We Need a Bar Exam . . . for Experienced Lawyers?, 12 UC Irvine L. Rev. 1161 (2022): The fierce determination to require a bar exam during the COVID-19 pandemic left quite an impression on new lawyers entering the profession. State bars and state supreme courts made their position clear:…
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Crespi: How To Grade Law Students In ‘Paper Classes’ In The Age Of AI
Gregory S. Crespi (SMU; Google Scholar), How To Grade Law Students Taking 'Paper Classes' Given Student Access to Artificial Intelligence Programs: Some Preliminary Thoughts: This short paper presents and discusses a new approach to teaching “paper classes” in law school, given current student access to artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT. These programs are now…
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Righting Past Wrongs: Posthumous Bar Admissions And The Quest For Racial Justice
John G. Browning (Spencer Fane LLP), Righting Past Wrongs: Posthumous Bar Admissions and the Quest for Racial Justice, 21 Berkeley J. Afr.-Am. L. & Pol'y 1 (2021) At the dawn of the 21st century, a presumably more enlightened American society began acknowledging painful episodes from its past and taking steps to address these lingering legacies…
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Marianist Law Schools: Demonstrating The Courage To Be Catholic
David A. Grenardo (St. Thomas-MN), Marianist Law Schools: Demonstrating the Courage to be Catholic, 60 J. Cath. Leg. Stud. 1 (2022): Only two Marianist law schools exist in the United States. Both University of Dayton School of Law (UDSL) and St. Mary’s University School of Law (St. Mary’s Law School) proudly embrace their Catholic and…
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U.S. News Law School Rankings Fraud
Geoffrey Rapp (Toledo), Fraud on the Rankings, 74 Baylor L. Rev. 583 (2022): The professional school Dean did not take the stand in his own defense, but character witnesses testified that he was a person of integrity. One witness said of the Dean, “I would trust him with my life, my children, my anything.” The…
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Hierarchy, Race, And Gender In Legal Scholarly Networks
Keerthana Nunna (J.D. 2021, Michigan; Brooklyn District Attorney's Office), W. Nicholson Price II (Michigan; Google Scholar) & Jonathan Tietz (J.D. 2019, Michigan; Perkins Coie, Washington, D.C.), Hierarchy, Race & Gender in Legal Scholarly Networks, 75 Stan. L. Rev. 21 (2023): A potent myth of legal academic scholarship is that it is mostly meritocratic and mostly…
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Toussaint: The Purpose Of Legal Education
Etienne C. Toussaint (South Carolina; Google Scholar), The Purpose of Legal Education, 111 Cal. L. Rev. 1 (2023): When President Donald Trump launched an assault on diversity training, critical race theory, and The 1619 Project in September 2020 as “divisive, un-American propaganda,” many law students were presumably confused. After all, law school has historically been…
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Fordham Colloquium: In Memory Of Deborah Rhode
Colloquium, In Memory of Deborah Rhode, 91 Fordham L. Rev. 1105-1354 (2023): Bruce A. Green (Fordham; Google Scholar), Foreword: For Deborah L. Rhode, Legal Ethics Scholar, 91 Fordham L. Rev. 1105 (2023) Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen (UC-Irvine; Google Scholar), Law School As Straight Space, 91 Fordham L. Rev. 1113 (2023) Benjamin H. Barton (Tennessee), Deborah L. Rhode…
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Hamilton: Student Professional Identity Formation: Building A Tent Of Professional Relationships
Neil W. Hamilton (St. Thomas-MN; Google Scholar), Student Professional Identity Formation and the Foundational Skill of Building a Tent of Professional Relationships to Support the Student, 57 Wake Forest L. Rev. __ (2023): This article is a guide for law faculty and staff who want each student to build a tent of professional relationships —…
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Ryan & Muller: Law Schools That Overperform On The Bar Exam
Update: Law.com, Here Are the Law Schools 'Overperforming' on Bar Passage Rates, According to New Study Christopher J. Ryan (Louisville; Google Scholar) & Derek T. Muller (Notre Dame; Google Scholar), The Secret Sauce: Examining Law Schools that Overperform on the Bar Exam, 75 Fla. L. Rev. 65 (2023): Since 2010, law schools have faced declining…
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The Power Of Connection And Wellness: Building A Foundation For A Successful Law Career
Reid D. Murtaugh (Murtaugh Law), The Power of Connection and Wellness: Building A Foundation for a Successful Law Career, 48 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 579 (2022) When I graduated from law school, I knew nothing about wellness. At that time, it was just not talked about. I was in the dark for a long time,…
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Ability Diversity In The First-Year Law School Classroom
Ryan H. Nelson (South Texas; Google Scholar) & Michael Ashley Stein (Harvard), Ability Diversity in the First-Year Law School Classroom, 71 J. Legal Educ. 202 (2021) (reviewing Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom (Nicole P. Dyszlewski (Roger Williams), Raquel J. Gabriel (CUNY), Suzanne Harrington-Steppen (Roger Williams), Anna Russell &…
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Journal Of Legal Education Publishes New Issue
The Journal of Legal Education has published Vol. 71, No. 1 (Fall 2021): From the Editors Robert Dinerstein (American), Jeremy Paul (Northeastern; Google Scholar), Sonia Rolland (Northeastern) & Ezra Rosser (American; Google Scholar), From the Editors, 71 J. Legal Educ. 1 (2021) Articles Melissa Bezanson Shultz (Mitchell|Hamline), Professor, Please Help Me Pass the Bar Exam:…
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Can ChatGPT Write A Law Review Article?
Roman M. Yankovskiy (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow), Is Artificial Intelligence Capable of Writing a Law Journal Article?: In this article, we explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, ChatGPT based on GPT 4.0 model, to create articles in the field of legal studies. We analyze the pros and cons…
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Bahadur: Law School Rankings and The Impossibility of Anti-Racism
Rory D. Bahadur (Washburn), Law School Rankings and The Impossibility of Anti-Racism, 53 St. Mary's L.J. 994 (2022): This Article uses the U.S. News law school rankings to illustrate how powerful, invisible, and stubborn systemic racism is. This Article does not level allegations of intentionally blameworthy conduct at U.S. News, or any person or entity.…
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Large Language Models As Tax Attorneys: A Case Study In Legal Capabilities Emergence
John Nay (Stanford, NYU; Google Scholar), David Karamardian (M.S. 2023, Stanford), Sarah B. Lawsky (Northwestern; Google Scholar), Wenting Tao (Independent), Meghana Bhat (Independent), Raghav Jain (Independent), Aaron Travis Lee (Independent), Jonathan H. Choi (Minnesota; Google Scholar) & Jungo Kasai (Ph.D. Candidate 2023, Washington), Large Language Models as Tax Attorneys: A Case Study in Legal Capabilities…
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The Clerkships Whisper Network: What It Is, Why It’s Broken, And How To Fix It
Aliza Shatzman (Legal Accountability Project), The Clerkships Whisper Network: What It Is, Why It's Broken, And How To Fix It, 123 Colum. L. Rev. Forum 110 (2023): Judicial clerkships are typically described in the rosiest of terms—as fostering lifelong mentor-mentee relationships between judges and clerks and conferring only professional benefits. The downsides of clerking are…
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Rozema: The Impact Of Alternative Licensing Requirements On The Number Of Lawyers
Kyle Rozema (Washington University; Google Scholar), How Do Occupational Licensing Requirements Affect Labor Supply? Evidence from the Legal Profession: I investigate the effect of occupational licensing on the size of the U.S. legal profession. To do so, I develop a new method for estimating the effect of occupational licensing requirements on labor supply in professions…
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McGinnis: Law, Betrayed — Identity’s Triumph Over Argument In Legal Education Undermines Democracy
John O. McGinnis (Northwestern), Law, Betrayed: Identity’s Triumph Over Argument in Legal Education Undermines Democracy (City Journal Spring 2023): Law schools matter. They serve, after all, as the gatekeeping institution of the legal profession—a key occupation in a democratic republic. Such a republic depends on the core notion of being a “government not of men,…
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Law Schools, Cultural Competency, And Anti-Black Racism: The Liberty Of Discrimination
Samuel Vincent Jones (Illinois-Chicago), Law Schools, Cultural Competency, and Discrimination, 21 Berkeley J. Afr.-Am. L. & Pol'y 84 (2021): American Bar Association (“ABA”)-approved law schools are constructed and marketed as the primary means by which law students acquire the core competencies to practice law. The conventional wisdom within the legal profession is that the ABA-approved…
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George, Gulati & Yoon: Gender, Credentials, And M&A
Tracey E. George (Vanderbilt; Google Scholar), Mitu Gulati (Virginia; Google Scholar) & Albert Yoon (Toronto; Google Scholar), Gender, Credentials, and M&A, 48 BYU L. Rev. 723 (2022): For the past several decades, women have made up roughly half of law school classes and the ranks of entering law firm associates. Attrition between entry to law…
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Microaggressions, Questionable Science, And Free Speech
Edward Cantu (Missouri-Kansas City) & Lee Jussim (Rutgers; Google Scholar), Microaggressions, Questionable Science, and Free Speech, 26 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 217 (2022): The topic of microaggressions is hot currently. Diversity administrators regularly propagate lists of alleged microaggressions and express confidence that listed items reflect what some psychologists claim they do: racism that is,…
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Admitting Law Grads By Bar Exam Versus By A Diploma Privilege: A Comparison Of Consumer Protection
William Wesley Patton (USC Law & UCLA Medicine; Google Scholar), Admitting Law Graduates by Bar Examination Versus by a Diploma Privilege: A Comparison of Consumer Protection, 45 J. Legal Prof. 243 (2021): State bar associations for decades have justified increasing the rigorousness of their bar examinations as a necessary measure for assuring consumer protection. However,…