It provides the specificity and insights that can only come from authors who have not only led the PLC at Work ™ process
in their own
school districts, but have also helped
schools at all levels,
in a
variety of different settings, overcome the challenges inherent
in deep implementation.
At Southwestern, we have also developed a
variety of initiatives.21 One is a vehicle for me as dean to teach first - year students at the beginning and end
of their six - credit legal writing course entitled LAWS (Legal Research, Analysis, Writing, and Skills).22 At the beginning, I present data from the After the J.D. study, which is a longitudinal study following close to 5,000 lawyers admitted to the bar
in the year 2000.23 The project is headquartered at the American Bar Foundation and involves the NALP Foundation among others.24 We have data from three years and seven years and will soon collect a third wave
of data.25 I do a PowerPoint presentation that shows our students what difference it makes
in early careers where one attends law
school; what city or region one chooses to begin the career; what law
school grades are received; gender, race and ethnicity effects; earnings
in various
settings; and the job satisfaction
of people
in different positions.