I've posted my final update to this year's dean search list here. There were roughly 25 searches by existing law schools, which suggests that the oft repeated rule of thumb – the average law dean lasts five years – is probably a canard. Based on this year, at least, that the average tenure appears more like eight years and this seems about right to me.
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