Treating Professionals Professionally: Requiring Security of Position for All Skills-Focused Faculty Under ABA Accreditation Standard 405(C) and Eliminating 405(D)
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Date
2020-01-18
Authors
Entrikin, J. Lyn
Jewel, Lucy
Salmon, Susie
Smith, Craig T.
Tiscione, Kristen K.
Weresh, Melissa H.
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Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
In 2014, the American Bar Association (ABA) decided to retain Accreditation Standard 405 in its current form to preserve tenure for law faculty as well as the status, security of position, governance rights, and academic freedom that tenure provides. In doing so, the ABA also preserved the long-standing hierarchy that elevates doctrine-focused faculty over skills-focused faculty. That hierarchy discriminates against skills-focused faculty, particularly those who specialize in legal writing—most of whom are women.
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52 pages
Keywords
Legal writing, American Bar Association, Discrimination
Citation
98 OR. L. REV. 1