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Explore the impact of the American Bar Association's mandate on academic freedom policies for law schools, shaping the future of legal education.  Stay informed about key developments in the legal field. Read more! https://lnkd.in/ggYakRMB #ABA #LegalEducation #AcademicFreedom

Unraveling the ABA's groundbreaking proposals on academic freedom, online library standards, and accreditation in legal education. Stay ahead in your legal journey. Dive into the details and share your thoughts! https://lnkd.in/gvaTDZZ8 #LegalEducation #ABAInsights #LawSchools #LegalFuture #JoinTheDiscussion

EPW Engage | This article builds on letter writing as a discursive method to engage with university systems, administrators and communities more widely—especially students currently enrolled in law schools, colleges, faculty and practitioners of law—about structural inequalities that are embedded within educational institutions. Making a case for more caste-conscious approaches to legal education, this article critically examines gaps in legal education, especially those that relate to caste, reservation quotas, epistemology and method, and suggests constructive ways of bridging those gaps. https://lnkd.in/g9f-G_GA

Latest publication by Dr Elimma Ezeani PhD(Law) is out now. Titled "Measuring teaching effectiveness: transformative learning in legal education", the article "draws from the transformative learning theory and posits that incorporating a learner-centred approach to teaching, by contrast to the strict teacher-centred approach in traditional legal education, is essential for preparing law students for life and work, after university." Brunel University London #brunel #university #law #publication

The final part of my trilogy on exchange programs for the The National Jurist will focus on the student experiences in these awesome programs, including students who return to their exchange program school for an LL.M. degree! Should be out by the end of May/early June. I'll also share advice for LL.B. students who are about to embark on their own exchange programs in Fall 2024! June focus: legal English & U.S. law schools! https://lnkd.in/gqacquuG #llb #llm #uslawschool #legaleducation #globallegaleducation

How does a #teacher measure #teachingeffectiveness? #Law is an important social subject. Bad lawyers do a great deal of damage. The #lawteacher may not do magic but s/he can at the least, aim to guide the #lawstudent towards rational thinking for the common good. In my hot off the press article, I discuss this in the context of #transformativelearning as an essential approach for the law teacher. Brunel Law School Brunel University London #Openaccess: Elimma C Ezeani, "Measuring teaching effectiveness: transformative learning in legal education" https://lnkd.in/eT8UWXXv

🌍 All about CLEA 🌍 Since 1971, CLEA has been championing high standards of legal education across the Commonwealth. Our mission? To ensure legal education is not only socially relevant but also professionally beneficial. Here's a glimpse into what we do: 📚 Publications & Research: Dive into our biannual Newsletter & the Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education for insightful articles and updates. 🌐 Conferences: Join us at international events to discuss crucial topics like law and development, human rights, and legal education. Stay tuned for upcoming conferences on our website! 🎓 Curriculum Development: We're committed to crafting curricula that equip students for the challenges of the 21st century. From human rights to international trade law, we've got you covered. 💪 Strengthening Law Schools: Through training, materials, and initiatives like the Commonwealth Legal Education Research Centre, we empower law schools worldwide. 📝 Engaging Law Students: To all aspiring legal scholars! Get involved in the Commonwealth Moot Competition, the Commonwealth Students’ Essay Competition, and join the Commonwealth Law Student Association. 🔎 Enlightening young advocates and judicial officers about the latest laws. Together, we're shaping the future of legal education. Join the movement today! #CLEA #LegalEducation #Commonwealth 🌟

Following the adoption of the new ABA Standard 208, law schools across the US will now be required to protect free speech rights for faculty, students, and staff as part of the ABA accreditation process. This comes as a significant development, as it would be the first accreditation standard to address free speech for the entire community within law schools. While law school faculty have long enjoyed protections for academic freedom, this new standard ensures that the entire community within law schools is entitled to the same rights. #ABA #lawschools #freespeech https://lnkd.in/etVV7kFe

“In particular, your undergraduate major should include coursework that develops your research, critical-reading and writing skills. It’s best to choose a major that provides a well-rounded education through a variety of courses. Your major should challenge you to learn more about the subjects you enjoy. Ben Cooper, founder and CEO of law school admissions firm PreLawPro, advises, “When it comes to selecting a major, students should allow their interest and aptitude to drive their choice instead of choosing the major/s that they think will be the most impressive to a law school.” English Coursework for an English major covers literature, cultural studies, historical periods, creative writing and critical theory. Majoring in English can help students develop strong communication skills, which are essential for attorneys who decide to practice any type of law.” #englishmajor #lawyer #lawschool https://lnkd.in/gVkKG8EZ

Wrapped up part I of the LEALS-I beta launch yesterday! A big thank you to a wonderful group of IE LLB students for joining me on this journey. Our Mondays and Tuesdays together have been so much fun, and I can't wait to resume them next month. A few big takeaways that I'll blog about on Beyond Non-JD in April. But the biggest one is one I've known since December 2015 when I taught LEALS for the first time in Beijing: there is a lot of demand from LL.B. students to learn about the U.S. legal system *before* they start making decisions on where to go, what degree to study, and timing their U.S. legal education. My courses can be easily replicated by anyone who teaches in a U.S. law school with an LL.M. program! If you can combine aspects of an intro to U.S. law course, an LL.M. legal writing course, and some helpful advice about U.S. legal education, you should be able to find a very receptive and appreciative audience.