Update on SSRN Download Counts
A few days ago, I called on SSRN to clean up their download counting procedures. In response, I had an email exchange with Gregg Gordon of SSRN, who emailed me the following (reposted with his permission): “Thank you for the…
SSRN and Download Statistics
Brian Leiter reports on some new SSRN download statistics ranking schools and authors (SSRN login required). One of the best aspects of SSRN is that we, as authors, can get some real-time statistics on readership. Historically, we had no real…
Law Review Article Length Policies
Jim Gibson compiled the stated page length preferences of various law reviews (reposted with his permission—thanks Jim!): · California Law Review — is rethinking length policy; seems to prefer 40-70 pages · Columbia Law Review — will not review articles…
Durrani’s Second Article on Law Teaching Careers
Anayat Durrani has posted the second of her two articles on law teaching careers. This article focuses on attorneys who seek law teaching careers after some significant practice experience, quoting (among others) Michael Madison, Gordon Smith and me. You can…
Spring Break Plan
Marquette is on Spring Break. Spring Break usually means one of two things to a law professor. For some law professors, it is a welcome chance to escape to better climates (for those of us in Milwaukee, a welcome respite…
Experienced Lawyers and Law Teaching Careers–PART IV
This is the last of a four part series on experienced lawyers seeking law teaching careers, which in turn extended a five part series about law teaching careers generally. You can see the entire series (and a few other posts)…
Experienced Lawyers and Law Teaching Careers–PART III
This is the third of a four part series on experienced lawyers who want to become full time law professors, with a specific focus on adjunct teaching. You can read the prior series (and the preceding five-part series) here. 3)…
Hurt on Law Teaching Careers and Years of Practice
This week I’ve been blogging about experienced lawyers seeking a law teaching job. In response, Christine Hurt posted on an important related topic. She writes: “conventional wisdom tells would-be applicants that practicing too long can hurt you in the law…
Dzienkowski on Law Professor Ethics When Circulating Articles
John Dzienkowski made a provocative post about law professor ethics when circulating articles to law reviews. This topic came up at a conference I attended last summer, and I was surprised how few professors wanted to have an open discussion…
Experienced Lawyers and Law Teaching Careers–PART II
This is the second of a four part series about experienced lawyers seeking a law teaching career. This series is a follow-on series to my previous five part series about law teaching generally. You can find the previous posts here….