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Developing Career Paths In Legal Academia: Prospects And Challenges, Christian N. Okeke Jul 2019

Developing Career Paths In Legal Academia: Prospects And Challenges, Christian N. Okeke

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Presentation given at the Academic & Career Advancement Symposium (ACAS) 2019 Held at the Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Friday, 5 July 2019.


The Moral Character Evaluation: Proving That Your Past Does Not Define Your Future, Allyson Mccain Apr 2019

The Moral Character Evaluation: Proving That Your Past Does Not Define Your Future, Allyson Mccain

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To the extent that the character and fitness evaluation continues to exclude those candidates who have not shown remorse or rehabilitation, it remains essential to ensuring the integrity of the legal profession. However, it is unfair to presume that a blemish on an applicant’s record suggests a lack of good moral character, until proven otherwise. Past mistakes and errors in judgment do not automatically indicate that an individual is unfit to practice law. Nor does the lack of “sanctionable conduct” in one’s past conclusively prove that the individual will uphold the integrity of the profession.


Pulling Back The Curtain: Implicit Bias In The Law School Dean Search Process, Michele Benedetto Neitz Jan 2019

Pulling Back The Curtain: Implicit Bias In The Law School Dean Search Process, Michele Benedetto Neitz

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This Article stems from the author’s experience chairing multiple dean searches and research interest in the existence, genesis, and effects of implicit bias. Part II of this Article will review the role of a law school dean, with special consideration of the ways the Great Recession and its outcomes transformed the role of the dean. Part III will describe the typical dean search process and evaluate decanal diversity statistics to determine which candidates are selected for these powerful roles in today’s law schools. Part IV will introduce the concept of implicit bias, specifically focusing on ingroup favoritism. This part will …