To: Hastings BLSA ,
LaRaza
From: andrew houston
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:02:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [hastingslaraza] Fwd: Important Law School Admission Project: Looking Beyond the LSAT - Your Participation is Critical to the Success of this Project
Following is a message about an important study that has the potential to increase racial diversity in law schools. This study is being conducted by Boalt Professor Marge Shultz and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Sheldon Zedeck and is in its final stage of research. This is one of the most critical stages of the research, where Professors Shultz and Zedeck will be seeking hundreds of attorney-volunteers to help assess the validity of the newly created test instruments they have developed based on six years of research. These tests could one day be used in law school admissions to measure many more dimensions of merit than the admission process currently does.
LaRaza
From: andrew houston
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:02:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [hastingslaraza] Fwd: Important Law School Admission Project: Looking Beyond the LSAT - Your Participation is Critical to the Success of this Project
Following is a message about an important study that has the potential to increase racial diversity in law schools. This study is being conducted by Boalt Professor Marge Shultz and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Sheldon Zedeck and is in its final stage of research. This is one of the most critical stages of the research, where Professors Shultz and Zedeck will be seeking hundreds of attorney-volunteers to help assess the validity of the newly created test instruments they have developed based on six years of research. These tests could one day be used in law school admissions to measure many more dimensions of merit than the admission process currently does.
Whatever you can do to spread the word to African American and Latino attorneys about this important project would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hundreds of attorney-volunteers are needed to participate in a pioneering study aimed at creating a new law school admission test. The project has the potential to increase the racial diversity of law school student bodies by taking into account many more dimensions of merit than are currently considered by most law schools today. This research is of particular importance given the dwindling numbers of minority law students in the State's public law schools.
The project is in its final stage of research, but unless there are enough minority volunteers to allow persuasive statistical analysis, this important effort could fail, so people of color are especially urged to participate. For this important research to succeed, we need your help! For more information about the study, go to www.law.berkeley.edu/beyondlsat/.
KEY INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY:
Boalt and Hastings Graduates. You will soon receive an email invitation to participate in an on-line test to help assess the validity of the newly created test instruments that Boalt Professor Marge Shultz and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Sheldon Zedeck have developed based on six years of research; please participate.
Graduates of Other Law Schools. Test volunteers need to be graduates of Boalt or Hastings, but graduates of other law schools may be asked to prepare performance appraisals related to the test.
The Test. You will be asked to respond to a test battery and to identify supervisors and peers who know your work and can evaluate your performance on a broad range of factors identified in earlier phases of the research.
Time Required. This on-line test should take two hours or less to complete. You may enter and leave the website as needed.
Confidentiality of Data. Information obtained from/about you is for research only and will be kept confidential. (Nothing will be shared with employers or schools).
MCLE Credit. MCLE credit will be offered for participation in the research (including an opportunity to earn MCLE elimination of bias credit).
Important Research Contribution. You will contribute to very important research that has the potential to change the legal landscape by broadening the definition of what constitutes merit for purposes of admission to law school.
Optional Report on Strengths and Shortcomings. Receive an optional confidential report on career-relevant strengths and weaknesses based on your responses to a personality inventory that is widely used in predicting on-the-job effectiveness.
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