Dan Solove, associate professor at George Washington School of Law, has compiled his annual survey of Law Professors blogging in the U.S.
The survey, available on his Concurring Opinions blog, revealed that as expected blawging is on the increase.
Of those law professors blogging, 74% are male and only 26% are female.
Findings are likely similar […]
Not All Votes are Equal
A study by University of Toronto Professor Sujit Choudhry and J.D. student Michael Pal released earlier this year by the Institute for Research on Public Policy found that under the current electorate system urban areas have less of a vote than rural areas.
And because most ethnic minorities are concentrated in Canada’s […]
Show Notes
(12:04 total running time)
o:17 - Thomas Wisdom and Omar Ha-Redeye introduce themselves
0:35 - Thomas and Omar explain the purpose of the blog and podcast
2:15 - Maclean’s magazine controversy discussed
5:11 - Pro bono work and the need to publicize how much is done by Canadian lawyers reviewed
7:45 - Study by Osgoode Hall […]
Update
Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), sent us a comment that the CBA has provided a response to the Slayton interview.
CBA President J. Parker MacCarthy stated,
“By cherry-picking the worst cases of lawyer misconduct, the article has tarnished the reputation of thousands of professionals who are honest, hard-working, and community-minded people… Lawyers defend […]
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Money, Sex and Madness
Maclean’s interviewed Philip Slayton, author of a new book entitled Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada’s Legal Profession, for the August edition of the magazine.
An excerpt from Slayton’s site:
Are stealing and sexual misconduct a distraction from the grinding boredom that is a characteristic of even the best legal practice? […]
The Allure of Bay Street
Many aspiring lawyers these days seem to have interest in the field because they believe it to be especially lucrative. Specifically, myths abound about the prospects on Bay Street law firms.
The FindLaw Career Centre does provide information on base and associate salaries. The figures are admittedly impressive, especially since salaries […]
Politics and Gender
The Toronto Star reported today that political affiliation and gender may affect certain rulings in the Ontario Court of Appeal.
The study by Yahya and Stribopoulos found the greatest variance on cases related to Charter challenges and family law cases. The findings appear to confirm an earlier American study which suggested that judges are […]
PBL Around the World
Using the participatory learning model introduced previously is not something new. Legal educators have been promoting the technique across the world, and it is especially prominent in European schools.
The UK Centre for Legal Education has a site that describes this approach for studying various aspects of the law. They […]
Isn’t the life of a law student already hectic and busy enough as it is?
Why on earth would anyone want to post material on the Internet for others to read or listen to? And why would other law students care to access it?
Research into pedagogue, the science of education, indicates that students learn best […]
