Two new resources on Law Student Skills & Success
Success Rate of Law School Graduates on the Teaching Market
Brian Leiter (Texas) has published Success Rate of Law School Graduates on the Teaching Market 2006-2008. This new ranking study is based on data compiled by Daniel Solove (George Washington) and Larry Solum (Illinios).
Study of Experts and Novices Reading the Law
Leah Christensen's (University of St. Thomas School of Law) The Paradox of Legal Expertise: A Study of Experts and Novices Reading the Law has been published in the Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal (2008 BYU Educ. & L.J. 53). The article describes a study that examined how ten legal experts (eight lawyers and two judges) and ten novices (law students in the top 50% of their class) read a judicial opinion and suggests advice for improving the reading skills of law students.
Source: Law Librarian Blog