This is so, so well-articulated.

One of the many immediate-term issues is how student editors respond to an overwhelming flood of articles. It likely increases use of shortcuts, especially shortcuts to rejections. That will likely increase field bias (e.g., against articles on tax topics).

That's been my experience, too. I think there's a risk that a mostly AI-written article would reflect AI confirmation bias for the idea the author has going in.

I agree. And there are also of lot of advances in thinking that come out of the research and writing processes.

There are a number of negative externalities from this, especially as it becomes more common. Some of those fall on law review editors.

If you have found yourself thinking, "why not use a fractional linear transformation to build a tax deduction, tho?" then you might enjoy this paper papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#NewPaper! Sarah Lawsky & I posted to #SSRN "Constructing Deductions," part 2 of our 2-part project on #TaxDeductions, ssrn.com/abstract=625.... It builds on Sarah's work formalizing the tax code. (The 1st piece, "A New Paradigm for Tax Deductions," is a theory article at ssrn.com/abstract=537...)

Thanks to #TaxProf blog for posting UF Levin College of Law's search for a tax #VAP: taxprofblog.aals.org/2025/11/26/f...! The position is open until filled, so it's best to apply soon. Here's a link to the job ad itself, too: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53....

📣 The University of Florida Levin College of Law is looking for a tax Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) starting in Fall 2026. Application details at the link! #TaxJobs #LegalAcademia #VAP

explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Just posted "Making the Most of #VAPs & #Fellowships." I'm hoping it helps current & prospective VAPs + #LawSchools considering hiring a #VAP. The draft includes suggested timelines for a VAP in a 2-year program to prepare for the tenure-track market. Feedback most welcome! ssrn.com/abstract=5610650

📣 The University of Florida Levin College of Law is looking for a tax Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) starting in Fall 2026. Application details at the link! #TaxJobs #LegalAcademia #VAP

explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

@leandra2848.bsky.social: "Making the Most of VAPs and Fellowships: A Guide for Law Schools and Aspiring Legal Academics" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... <== a helpful guide to anticipate and navigate the hidden deadlines inherent in VAP programs

Just posted "Making the Most of #VAPs & #Fellowships." I'm hoping it helps current & prospective VAPs + #LawSchools considering hiring a #VAP. The draft includes suggested timelines for a VAP in a 2-year program to prepare for the tenure-track market. Feedback most welcome! ssrn.com/abstract=5610650

With law school VAPs & Fellowships starting up, what advice do you have for new VAPs & Fellows who are planning to go on the tenure-track legal-academic market in a year? Any classic mistakes to avoid, things to know going in, etc.?

#VAPs #Fellowships #LegalAcademia #LawSchoolHiring

FAR Forms in First Distribution - 2009: 637; 2010: 662; 2011: 592; 2012: 588; 2013: 592; 2014: 492; 2015: 410; 2016: 382; 2017: 403; 2018: 344; 2019: 334; 2020: 297; 2021: 328; 2022: 272; 2023: 348; 2024: 352; 2025: 406

FAR Forms in first distribution (entry-level law school faculty hiring). This year is the highest number of FAR forms since 2015.

New UF Law Faculty - Meet Our Professors and Scholars Discover the new faculty at University of Florida Levin College with expertise ranging from constitutional law to corporations and intellectual property.

I'm pleased to announce that I will be a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Florida for the 2025-2026 academic year, and serving as the school's Academic Careers Coordinator during the visit. I’m excited to join U.F.'s outstanding #tax scholars! www.law.ufl.edu/new-faculty

Free code and regulations selected sections books for all U.S. federal tax classes. These books includes the law through July 30, 2025, include Pub. Law 119-21, which made significant changes, including adding and renumbering sections. www.lawskypracticeproblems.org/codeandregs

@leandra2848.bsky.social and I have just posted a new working paper, "Decoding Deductions," to @ssrn.bsky.social - we welcome comments! ssrn.com/abstract=537... - abstract follows...

A photo of a Zoom screen showing a room at the University of Wisconsin, with Zoom attendees in squares across the top. The room has rectangular tables arranged in a large square. The speakers area is almost off screen, but many of the attendees are visible. The photo was taken on Saturday.

It was so great to participate in the Critical Tax Conference at @law.wisc.edu on Fri. & Sat. Thanks to hosts Emily Cauble, Gaga Gondwe & @susannahtahk.bsky.social for the hybrid format! It was terrific to see tax friends & get feedback on "Decoding Deductions," which Sarah Lawsky & I co-presented.

Emily has been terrific to work with! I’m so glad she joined me on this edition of the book! 📕

@emilycauble.bsky.social
@law.wisc.edu

The official release of the 5th edition of “Understanding Corporate Taxation,” co-authored with Emily Cauble (@law.wisc.edu) is today! 📕

#TaxLaw #CorporateTax @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

👭This #WomensHistoryMonth, meet incredible authors tackling the complex topic of corporate #taxation! With straightforward language, charts, checklists, diagrams & numerical examples, “Understanding Corporate Taxation” is the perfect guide for students, new attorneys & more! ✨

Meet Leandra Lederman “It’s wonderful to see a lightbulb turn on when a student ‘gets’ a concept for the first time.” Leandra Lederman of Indiana University Maurer School of Law shares.

Meet @leandra2848.bsky.social of @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social and author of the new fifth edition of "Understanding Corporate Taxation" at Carolina Academic Press! 📕

📖 Read it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/meet-l...

A book in Carolina Academic Press’s “Understanding” series. It is light gray with a bronze gear on the cover. The cover has deep red trim and binding and is fairly thick. It says it’s the 5th edition. The authors’ names, Leandra Lederman and Emily Cauble, are shown on the cover.

The new (5th!) edition of “Understanding Corporate Taxation” is out! Emily Cauble (@law.wisc.edu) & I now have our author copies, so it’s official! 📚 It was terrific working with her & our publisher, @cap-press.com.

#JustPublished #NewBook #CorporateTax #TaxLaw @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social

✨See what's coming this March!✨

From new #UnderstandingSeries to the #Spring2025LawBookHighlights, lots of exciting things are headed your way this #Spring! 🌸🌷🌻

Get details at cap-press.com or follow us everywhere to stay updated! Happy March! 🦋

A Zoom screen showing the presenter, Siddesh Rao, in the conference room in Germany, with several members of the Zoom audience in smaller boxes above him. Visible on Zoom are Ana Paula Dourado (Chair) and the 2 discussants, Marco Greggi and Leandra Lederman.

I really enjoyed the #hybrid Global Tax Symposium 2025, hosted by the University of Münster! In the last session, chaired by Ana Paula Dourado, Siddhesh Rao presented a co-authored paper on the attorney-client #privilege in #tax & Marco Greggi & I were discussants. Here's a screenshot of our panel!

Our annual #TaxValentines contest is now open to #TaxSky! Entry rules 👇

1. Compose your tax-related valentine
2. Tag @taxnotes.bsky.social and use the hashtag #TaxValentines
3. The post with the most likes wins!

⌛ Contest ends on February 14 at 12 p.m. EST

💗 Thanks for the info! 😀

A Zoom screen of 12 boxes. 2 are the speakers, Lederman & Lawsky. 1 is in the host room, with Gamage at the front and a student asking a question. Students are in the room with Zoom on their laptops.

Thank you again to @davidgamage.bsky.social for hosting Sarah Lawsky & me in Missouri’s #TaxPolicyColloquium last week & for comments on the work in progress we presented there, “Deductions’ Limits”! Here’s a screenshot of us, his colleague Lauren Shores Pelikan, and the students. #TaxPolicy

Executive Associate Dean Donna M. Nagy will deliver Indiana University's Sonneborn Lecture on Feb. 10. Prof. Nagy will present "What Corporate Law Can Teach Us
About Government Ethics" at 5 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union Solarium.