Brian Leiter's Law School Reports tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-184922 2013-05-22T04:51:00-07:00 News and views about legal academia and the legal profession by Brian Leiter (University of Chicago) and Dan Filler (Drexel University) TypePad BrianLeitersLawSchoolReportshttp://feedburner.google.com Geu Named Dean of South Dakota tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef0192aa2a5c65970d 2013-05-22T04:51:00-07:00 2013-05-22T04:51:00-07:00 Professor Thomas Geu of the University of South Dakota School of Law has been named the school's new dean. Geu holds a JD from the... Dan Filler Lateral hires with tenure, 2012-13 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef016767dac559970b 2013-05-21T04:51:00-07:00 2013-05-21T10:33:20-07:00 MOVING TO FRONT--ORIGIINALLY POSTED AUGUST 27, 2012--UPDATED These faculty haved accepted appointments with tenure that will begin in 2013: Howard Abrams (tax) from Emory University... Brian Leiter "Why Tolerate Religion?" at the Center for Inquiry in Washington, DC tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01910236d63c970c 2013-05-17T03:48:00-07:00 2013-05-17T03:48:00-07:00 The video. Brian Leiter In Memoriam: Richard Coulson tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeb1fc669970d 2013-05-16T03:53:00-07:00 2013-05-16T03:53:00-07:00 Richard Coulson, professor emeritus at Oklahoma City University School of Law, passed away last week. He was 70. Coulson joined the OCU faculty in 1969... Dan Filler Congratulations to the Chicago Alumni (and Bigelows and other Fellows) Who Accepted Tenure-Track Teaching Positions during 2012-13 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017d3d1dd0a8970c 2013-05-14T10:52:35-07:00 2013-03-30T20:05:47-07:00 This was a phenomenally difficult year on the teaching market, with 20% fewer schools interviewing, and, anecdotally at least, even fewer slots. (It was the... Brian Leiter Trasviña Named Dean of USF tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01910215f4cd970c 2013-05-14T04:08:00-07:00 2013-05-14T04:08:00-07:00 John Trasviña, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been appointed dean of... Dan Filler Brooks from Yale to Columbia tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eea5796a0970d 2013-05-13T03:16:00-07:00 2013-05-13T05:17:42-07:00 Richard Brooks, a leading contracts and law & economics scholar at Yale Law School, has accepted a senior offer from Columbia. He's the second senior... Brian Leiter Mother's day thoughts tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeb17cd32970d 2013-05-12T15:30:57-07:00 2013-05-12T15:30:57-07:00 I found interesting this set of reflections by Rick Hills (NYU). Brian Leiter Corporate Practice Commentator's "Top 10" Articles for 2012 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeb04ee10970d 2013-05-10T09:01:00-07:00 2013-05-10T10:35:12-07:00 The full list is here; the authors of the 11 articles are: (1) John Armour (Oxford), Bernard Black (Northwestern), and Brian Cheffins (Cambridge); (2) Oren... Brian Leiter Richard Epstein on Harper's "The Lawyer Bubble" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901bdf098c970b 2013-05-10T05:50:00-07:00 2013-05-06T05:51:04-07:00 From the conclusion of what is a quite measured review of a lazy and careless book: "Mr. Harper's blunderbuss condemnation of most large firms and... Brian Leiter Another law school adopts a 2-year accelerated JD program tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeaede72c970d 2013-05-09T05:25:00-07:00 2013-05-09T05:25:00-07:00 The first in the New York area. Brian Leiter "Unsubstantiated assertion" and "platitudinous self-congratulation" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901bdf59fe970b 2013-05-09T03:52:00-07:00 2013-05-08T18:49:36-07:00 This is funny: Professor Silver’s response [to Tamanaha] contains a number of unsubstantiated assertions. This Essay addresses three of them....These claims illustrate how, in my... Brian Leiter Law faculty salaries 2012-13 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeaee1f61970d 2013-05-08T10:58:50-07:00 2013-05-08T10:58:50-07:00 Blog Emperor Caron breaks out the latest SALT data. Brian Leiter Decline in lateral hiring of faculty tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeadf6901970d 2013-05-08T03:40:00-07:00 2013-05-08T03:40:00-07:00 The evidence. Not surprising. Brian Leiter Is law school tuition going up or down? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef019101dd517b970c 2013-05-07T06:50:18-07:00 2013-05-07T09:08:17-07:00 No one really knows, but given the data from private universities and colleges, the answer is very likely "down." MEANWHILE an uptick in employment for... Brian Leiter Another Employment-Outcome Rankings tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eead42d78970d 2013-05-07T03:43:00-07:00 2013-05-07T03:43:00-07:00 From the University of Denver--it depends on self-reported data by the schools, of course, but it does provide a simple way to see the import... Brian Leiter Columbia's Jane Ginsburg Elected to the American Philosophical Society tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901be0883d970b 2013-05-06T10:03:04-07:00 2013-05-06T10:04:00-07:00 More here and here. Brian Leiter The Pro-Business Roberts Court tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901bd99607970b 2013-05-06T03:42:00-07:00 2013-05-06T03:42:00-07:00 A new study by Lee Epstein (Southern California) and my colleagues Bill Landes and Dick Posner is discussed in the New York Times. Brian Leiter Controversial Saint Louis University President to Step Down tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef019101cf8829970c 2013-05-05T07:36:02-07:00 2013-05-05T07:36:02-07:00 Story here. Earlier controversies involving Biondi and the law school are noted here. Brian Leiter AALS Executive Susan Prager Becoming Dean at Southwestern tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeac54842970d 2013-05-03T02:24:00-07:00 2013-05-03T02:24:00-07:00 Susan Westerberg Prager, the former dean of UCLA Law and current Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the AALS, will become Southwestern Law School's... Dan Filler New ATL Law School Rankings Do Not Include JD Advantage Jobs... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901bc54869970b 2013-05-02T09:16:32-07:00 2013-05-02T09:16:32-07:00 ...which is probably a mistake for reasons noted by Northwestern Dean Dan Rodriguez. Brian Leiter Faculty Quality Based on Membership in the American Academy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeac2245c970d 2013-05-02T07:36:53-07:00 2013-05-02T07:36:53-07:00 Updated for 2013. Brian Leiter Yes, yet another ranking of law schools tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeabb6623970d 2013-05-01T08:33:15-07:00 2013-05-02T09:17:34-07:00 Although unlike the recent National Jurist fiasco, this one is not nuts and contains some useful information. More detail about response rates from the student... Brian Leiter Is the job market for new lawyers, even from lower-ranked schools, really that bad? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017eeab80614970d 2013-04-30T20:42:37-07:00 2013-04-30T20:42:37-07:00 Some interesting contrarian evidence from Ben Barros (Widener). Brian Leiter Law schools with JD Alumni on the Teaching Market tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017c316b8514970b 2013-04-30T06:53:00-07:00 2013-04-30T07:11:56-07:00 MOVING TO FRONT FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2012--AS HIRING SEASON NEARS ITS END, AND PRAWFS COMPILES HIRING DATA, THIS INFO IS TIMELY AGAIN (candidates who accepted... Brian Leiter Brooklyn Law's Dean Allard Replies to Concerns about Academic Freedom tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef019101a4a7d0970c 2013-04-29T07:16:02-07:00 2013-04-29T07:16:02-07:00 On Friday, Dean Nicholas Allard at Brooklyn Law School, sent me a constructive reply to the concerns raised on Thursday about the proposed definition of... Brian Leiter "Why Tolerate Religion?" in DC Tomorrow tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901b95f706970b 2013-04-26T11:19:00-07:00 2013-04-25T18:20:08-07:00 I look forward to meeting a number of longtime readers there. Brian Leiter Academic freedom (and due process) under threat at Brooklyn Law School? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901b96546e970b 2013-04-25T19:29:01-07:00 2013-04-25T19:29:01-07:00 Details here. Brian Leiter Recent Passings: George Bunn and John Sutton Jr. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017d431bd13f970c 2013-04-25T08:44:06-07:00 2013-04-25T08:44:06-07:00 In recent days, two significant senior colleagues have passed away. George Bunn, former law dean at the University of Wisconsin, died last Sunday. He was... Dan Filler Six law faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017d431467ef970c 2013-04-24T10:23:36-07:00 2013-04-24T11:17:19-07:00 They are: T. Alexander Aleinikoff (Georgetown; currently on leave at the U.N. High Commission for Refugees); Tom Ginsburg (Chicago); Christine Jolls (Yale); Dan Kahan (Yale);... Brian Leiter Kerr & Lessig on the Need to Reform CFAA tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017d431327f3970c 2013-04-24T06:13:27-07:00 2013-04-24T06:13:27-07:00 Read this and then send it to your elected representatives! Brian Leiter Dean Search List Updated tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef01901b6f7439970b 2013-04-24T05:49:00-07:00 2013-04-24T05:49:00-07:00 I've posted an update of my annual law school dean search list here. There isn't any new news, for readers who watch these matters regularly,... Dan Filler Lateral Hiring List Updated tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef017d42f87c03970c 2013-04-23T05:53:00-07:00 2013-04-23T05:53:00-07:00 I've updated my lateral hiring list here. It includes both junior and tenured hires. Dan Filler