The report gives highly detailed data from 109 faculty at 55 major law schools in the United States about their current experience and evaluation of their law school’s management. Faculty give their opinion of the institutional anti-COVID effort, of the role of online education in their future, law school governance, equity, discrimination and harassment issues at the law school, budgets, fundraising student quality, law school mission, and much more. Other topics - each with significant data sets - includes fairness in hiring and tenure decisions, graduate job placement, library performance, quality of information technology, building and infrastructure maintenance, grants and research support, and power sharing with faculty. In open ended questions respondents point out the biggest mistakes they think law school management is making, as well as the best decisions that they have made in recent years. In addition, they specify which COVID-era practices they would like to see continued in the post-pandemic future.
Just a few of this 78-page report’s many findings are that:
- Online conference attendance and online office hours are two of the most appreciated pandemic-era innovations for law school faculty.
- 40.37% of survey participants were highly satisfied with their law school management’s deployment of online education.
- Younger faculty were significantly more dissatisfied than older faculty with a perceived failure by management to share power with faculty.
- Satisfaction with building and infrastructure maintenance was significantly less among lower than higher ranked law schools.
- Respondents from public institutions were three times more likely than those from private institutions to be highly satisfied with university efforts to assist in the procurement of grants and other research funding.
Data is broken out by program characteristics such as law school ranking, program enrollment, public and private school status, as well as by personal characteristics of the respondents such as their age, gender and academic title.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Marketing the Law School to Potential Students
- Fairness and Transparency in Hiring, Promotion and Tenure Decisions
- Recent Graduate Job Placement Assistance
- Fairness and Anti-Discrimination Measures in Promotion, Tenure and Hiring
- Policies on Sexual Harassment
- Provision of Quality Information Technology
- Attracting Grants and Other Research Support
- Maintaining or Enhancing Student Quality
- Maintaining Law School Buildings and Physical Infrastructure
- Quality of Legal Education Offered
- Handling of the Pandemic
- Sharing Power with Faulty
- Deployment of Online Education
- Law Library Adjustments to the Pandemic
- Best Thing Done During the Pandemic
- Worst Mistake Over the Past Five Years
- Practices Developed During the Pandemic to be Extended
- Bigger or Smaller Law School Administration
List of Tables
Table 1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management for each of the following factors?
Table 1.1.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students?
Table 1.1.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.1.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.1.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.1.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.1.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.1.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.1.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in marketing the Law School to potential students? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.2.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions?
Table 1.2.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.2.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.2.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.2.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.2.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.2.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.2.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and transparency in hiring, promotion and tenure decisions? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.3.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance?
Table 1.3.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.3.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.3.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.3.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.3.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.3.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.3.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in recent graduate job placement assistance? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.4.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring?
Table 1.4.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.4.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.4.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.4.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.4.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.4.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.4.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in fairness and anti-discrimination measures in promotion, tenure and hiring? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.5.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment?
Table 1.5.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.5.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.5.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.5.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.5.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.5.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.5.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in policies on sexual harassment? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.6.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology?
Table 1.6.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.6.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.6.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.6.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.6.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.6.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.6.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the provision of quality information technology? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.7.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support?
Table 1.7.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.7.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.7.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.7.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.7.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.7.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.7.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in attracting grants and other research support? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.8.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality?
Table 1.8.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.8.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.8.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.8.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.8.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.8.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.8.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining or enhancing student quality? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.9.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure?
Table 1.9.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.9.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.9.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.9.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.9.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.9.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.9.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in maintaining law school buildings and physical infrastructure? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.10.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered?
Table 1.10.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.10.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.10.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.10.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.10.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.10.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.10.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the quality of the legal education offered? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.11.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic?
Table 1.11.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.11.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.11.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.11.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.11.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.11.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.11.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the handling of the pandemic? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.12.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty?
Table 1.12.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.12.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.12.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.12.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.12.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.12.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.12.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in sharing power with faculty? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.13.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education?
Table 1.13.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.13.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.13.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.13.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.13.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.13.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.13.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in the deployment of online education? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Table 1.14.1 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic?
Table 1.14.2 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 1.14.3 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 1.14.4 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.14.5 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.14.6 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 1.14.7 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by public or private status
Table 1.14.8 What is your level of satisfaction with your law school management in law library adjustments to the pandemic? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
What is the best thing your law school's management has done during the pandemic? Broken out by law school ranking
What is the worst mistake your law school management has made over the past five years? Broken out by law school ranking
What practices that developed during the pandemic do you feel should be held over and extended post pandemic? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 2.1 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller?
Table 2.2 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by law school ranking
Table 2.3 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by title of respondent
Table 2.4 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.5 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.6 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by law school student enrollment
Table 2.7 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by public or private status
Table 2.8 Your law school administration should be bigger or smaller? Broken out by number of courses taught in the past semester
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- American University Law School
- BGR
- Blewett School of Law, University of Montana
- Boston College Law School
- Boston University School of Law
- Bowman and Brooke LLP
- BU Law School
- BYU Law School
- Case Western Reserve University
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Columbia Law School
- CWRU School of Law
- Delaware Law School
- Duke School of Law
- Florida International University College of Law
- George Mason University School of Law (Antonin Scalia Law School)
- Georgetown University Law School
- IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Liberty University School of Law
- LMU Loyola Law School Los Angeles
- Mercer Law
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Northern California Innocence Project
- Notre Dame Law School
- NYU Law School
- Pepperdine University Cardozo School of Law
- Rutgers University Law School
- Santa Clara University
- Seton Hall Law School
- The University of Alabama School of Law
- UC Davis School of Law
- University of Akron
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- University of Florida
- University of Florida Legal Information Center
- University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
- University of Miami
- University of Minnesota Law School
- University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law
- University of North Dakota School of Law
- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- University of Oregon School of Law
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- USC Gould School of Law
- UT School of Law
- Villanova School of Law
- Washington and Lee Univ. School of Law
- Widener Commonwealth Law School
- Widener University Delaware Law School
- William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada
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