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The Legal Whiteboard ceased publication effective April 30, 2017. It was a wonderful ride for the editors. Thank you for your readership. For an explanation of why LWB ceased publication, see this farewell post. Going forward, Bill Henderson's online writing...Bill Henderson2017-05-03T16:17:41-07:00What is more important for lawyers: where you go to law school or what you learned? (LWB Farewell Series)
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This is my last Farewell Series Post -- a deep dive into the legal labor market from July 2015. I'll be producing more of this type of analysis as part of my ongoing research at Legal Evolution. What is more...Bill Henderson2017-04-30T06:00:00-07:00Understanding Trends in Demographics of Law Students (LWB Farewell Series)
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In October and November 2013, I had a series of three blog posts about changing demographics among law students. The first looked at changes in applicants from the top 240 feeder schools. The second documented a greater decrease in applicants...Jerry Organ2017-04-28T05:38:13-07:00Of Dental Schools and Law Schools (LWB Farewell Series)
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First, I want to thank Bill for welcoming me to The Legal Whiteboard several years ago. It was an honor to be welcomed as a contributor and it has been a privilege to have a blog outlet readily available for...Jerry Organ2017-04-27T12:33:56-07:00So, A Rough Cartoon Always Says Much....* (LWB Farewell Series)
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The post below was originally written on June 17, 2014 by LWB's thoughtful and witty editor Jeff Lipshaw. Jeff and I met roughly 12 years ago when he entered the teaching market. Before signing up for the hazing of becoming...Blog posts worth readingBill Henderson2017-04-27T05:41:08-07:00Why Believe in Others (LWB Farewell Series)
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As I worked through the LWB archive, this 2013 post really stood out. Take the four minutes to watch this video, which basically says everyone wants meaning in their lives yet many factors thwart an open acknowledgement of this need....Blog posts worth readingBill Henderson2017-04-26T05:00:00-07:00Bi-Modal Distribution: A Picture of the Melting Right Mode (LWB Farewell Series)
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The biggest break I ever got in my academic career occurred nearly ten years ago when I attended the Council meeting for the Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar at the August 2007 ABA Annual Meeting. I...Blog posts worth readingBill Henderson2017-04-25T08:28:49-07:00Jerry Organ's First Post Using Enrollment Trend Data to Understand and Prepare for Future (LWB Farewell Series)
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I have great enjoyed my LWB affiliation with Jerry Organ as I greatly admire his character and intellect. Below is Jerry's first post on the Legal Whiteboard (from Aug. 8, 2012). Jerry is informing readers about very negative trend lines...Blog posts worth readingBill Henderson2017-04-23T06:36:59-07:00Different Power Rules Apply to Men than to Women (LWB Farewell Series)
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Originally published on the LWB on April 28, 2012 A just released study by the Yale Law Women documents that class participation at Yale Law tends to be disproportionately male (H/T to Jeff and Lior Strahilevitz at Prawfblawg). Although the...Blog posts worth readingBill Henderson2017-04-22T15:55:58-07:00Legal Whiteboard Ceasing Publication
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On April 30th, The Legal Whiteboard will cease publication. During our 5+ years of operations, we generated some very good content, focusing on facts, trends and ideas affecting the legal industry. We made the ABA LawBlawg 100 in 2012 (year...Blog posts worth readingCurrent eventsInnovations in lawScholarship on legal educationStructural changeBill Henderson2017-04-17T09:04:30-07:00"He probably listened to lawyers too much."
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I apologize for this in advance, but as much as everybody, from the late-night monologues to the left-hand editorial column of the Wall Street Journal, is getting a nice piece of United Airlines right now (I like the clip from...Jeff Lipshaw2017-04-12T04:55:57-07:00<i>Beyond Legal Reasoning</i>: The Video
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I was fortunate to be able to talk about Beyond Legal Reasoning: A Critique of Pure Lawyering at the Harvard Law School's Center on the Legal Profession. By the magic of YouTube...Jeff Lipshaw2017-04-05T20:29:11-07:00The GRE and the Revised US News Ranking Methodology
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When I initially learned that Harvard Law would start accepting the GRE as an alternative to the LSAT, I viewed it through the prism of the US News & World Report ranking and concluded that it was a very good...Current eventsData on legal educationInnovations in legal educationBill Henderson2017-03-31T05:05:39-07:00New Learning Outcomes Database -- A Searchable Clearinghouse of Law School Learning Outcomes
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The Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions at the University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota) is pleased to announce the availability of a new, searchable, web-based clearinghouse of information regarding law school learning outcomes – the...Current eventsData on legal educationInnovations in legal educationScholarship on legal educationJerry Organ2017-03-29T12:30:56-07:00Revisiting the Market for Transfer Students Based upon the 2016 Standard 509 Reports
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This blog posting updates my blog postings of December 2014 and December 2015 regarding what we know about the transfer market. With the release of the 2016 Standard 509 Reports, we know have three years of more detailed transfer data...Data on legal educationScholarship on legal educationJerry Organ2017-03-18T07:35:59-07:00Location, Location, Location Revisited -- Most Law Schools Have a Regional Employment Footprint
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One of the first blog posts I had on The Legal Whiteboard focused on the location of employment for graduates in the Classes of 2010 and 2011. I have now updated this data by looking at the regional employment outcomes...Data on legal educationJerry Organ2017-03-05T07:39:59-08:00Announcing <i>Beyond Legal Reasoning: A Critique of Pure Lawyering</i>
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I'm delighted to be able to say that my book, Beyond Legal Reasoning: A Critique of Pure Lawyering, is now available for pre-order in hardcopy or e-book through Routledge's website. Here's the description: The concept of learning to ‘think like...Jeff Lipshaw2016-12-08T09:10:57-08:00Building Your Personal Legal Brand -- Some Thoughts For Law Students (and Others)
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Slide deck courtesy of Dan Katz at Chicago-Kent. Building Your Personal (Legal) Brand - Some Thoughts for Law Students and Others - Professor Daniel Martin Katz from Daniel KatzFun and Learning in the classroomInnovations in legal educationBill Henderson2016-09-23T13:57:37-07:00 Lawyers for People versus Lawyers for Business
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The work of lawyers is increasingly the work of businesses rather than people. This conclusion flows from recently released Economic Census data, which is the U.S. Government's "official five-year measure of American business and the economy." For the two most...Current eventsData on the professionNew and NoteworthyBill Henderson2016-09-14T09:55:41-07:00Building a Portfolio of Court Cases the Way a Quantitative Hedge Fund Buys Stock
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For the last couple of years, Dan Katz has been telling me and anyone else who would listen that law will eventually be a subfield of finance. Following Dan's reasoning, this will occur because legal risk can be modeled and...Current eventsInnovations in lawNew and NoteworthyStructural changeBill Henderson2016-09-05T17:11:22-07:00