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The Brief (Edition #13, November 2021), William & Mary Law School Nov 2021

The Brief (Edition #13, November 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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The Brief (Edition #12, October 2021), William & Mary Law School Oct 2021

The Brief (Edition #12, October 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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The Brief (Edition #11, September 2021), William & Mary Law School Sep 2021

The Brief (Edition #11, September 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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The Brief (Edition #10, August 2021), William & Mary Law School Aug 2021

The Brief (Edition #10, August 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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Calls To Eliminate Bar Exams Are Premature, A. Benjamin Spencer Aug 2021

Calls To Eliminate Bar Exams Are Premature, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Calls for eliminating bar exams to improve fairness and diversity in the legal profession are increasing, but A. Benjamin Spencer, dean of William & Mary Law School, argues that eliminating them is not the answer. They should be transformed into a more effective gauge of professional readiness, which, he contends, can be achieved if more states adopt the Uniform Bar Exam.


Law Schools, Law Firms Must Share Responsibility For Diversity, A. Benjamin Spencer Jul 2021

Law Schools, Law Firms Must Share Responsibility For Diversity, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Law schools and law firms must partner to ensure that a pipeline of underrepresented students apply to law school and receive the professional development support they need to remain and advance at firms, William & Mary Law School Dean A. Benjamin Spencer says. Those who make, interpret, and apply the law must reflect the full range of human experiences, thought, and insight into the human condition, he says.


The Clerkship-Academia Continuum, Merritt E. Mcalister, Katherine Mims Crocker Jul 2021

The Clerkship-Academia Continuum, Merritt E. Mcalister, Katherine Mims Crocker

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In the spring 2021 edition of Judicature (Vol. 105 No. 1), Florida International University Law Professor Howard Wasserman published data analyzing the number of current law professors who have served in clerkships and for which judges those professors clerked. His study offered a compelling picture of “academic feeder judges,” or those on the bench whose clerks tended to matriculate professionally in large numbers within the halls of the academy.

We asked two law professors, Merritt McAlister at the University of Florida, and Katherine Mims Crocker of William & Mary Law School, to reflect on Wasserman’s findings and to offer a …


The Brief (Edition #9, May 2021), William & Mary Law School May 2021

The Brief (Edition #9, May 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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The Brief (Edition #8, April 2021), William & Mary Law School Apr 2021

The Brief (Edition #8, April 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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Externships' Role In Training Practice-Ready Lawyers, Robert E. Kaplan Apr 2021

Externships' Role In Training Practice-Ready Lawyers, Robert E. Kaplan

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U.S. News Ranking Metrics Stifle Law Libraries, Tie Hands Of Law Schools, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson Mar 2021

U.S. News Ranking Metrics Stifle Law Libraries, Tie Hands Of Law Schools, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson

Library Staff Publications

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The Brief (Edition #7, March 2021), William & Mary Law School Mar 2021

The Brief (Edition #7, March 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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Relentless Pursuits: Reflections Of An Immigration And Human Rights Clinician On The Past Four Years, Sarah H. Paoletti Mar 2021

Relentless Pursuits: Reflections Of An Immigration And Human Rights Clinician On The Past Four Years, Sarah H. Paoletti

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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The Brief (Edition #6, February 2021), William & Mary Law School Feb 2021

The Brief (Edition #6, February 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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The Brief (Edition #5, February 2021), William & Mary Law School Feb 2021

The Brief (Edition #5, February 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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Dean A. Benjamin Spencer: A Message To The William & Mary Law School Community About Events On January 6 In Washington, D.C., A. Benjamin Spencer Jan 2021

Dean A. Benjamin Spencer: A Message To The William & Mary Law School Community About Events On January 6 In Washington, D.C., A. Benjamin Spencer

2020–present: A. Benjamin Spencer

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The Brief (Edition #4, January 2021), William & Mary Law School Jan 2021

The Brief (Edition #4, January 2021), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

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