As racial and ethnic population changes occur in the United States these same changes should be reflected in the legal community of lawyers and judges. Although Black and Hispanic populations have been increasing over the past 30 years in the United States, this same proportionate increase has not occurred in the American Bar Association (ABA)…

Despite the vast research on African Americans and affirmative action, little qualitative analysis has been done to investigate how race exists and functions in American law schools. This dissertation researches the ways in which race is constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed within two American law schools. Three primary lenses guide this…

Data are summarized from in-depth interviews of senior editors who make publication decisions at student-edited journals located at 37 member institutions of the Association of American Law Schools. The data confirm that editorial practices vary significantly among the journals. (MLW)

The use of client instructors to teach and evaluate interviewing skills at the University of Arizona College of Law is described. The trained client instructors function in the multiple roles of client, teacher, and evaluator of interviewing skills of law students. (MLW)