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Incubator Program Prepares Law Graduates for Successful Solo Practice
The Law Entrepreneurs for Access Program (LEAP) at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is a year-long incubator program that provides advanced legal and business training to JD students who want to run successful solo practices.
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The Demand for Legal Education: The Long View
Deborah M. Hussey Freeland, Research Fellow at the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, examines available data on the total number of law school applicants, including long-term economic and demographic trends in the demand for legal education.
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Penn Law to accept GMAT and GRE for admissions in pilot program
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — Beginning fall 2018, all applicants to the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s JD degree program will have the option to take the LSAT, GRE, or GMAT admissions tests as part of a pilot program launched by the school.
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Albany Law launches City Semester field placement program in legal industry hubs
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Starting in the spring of 2019, Albany Law School students will have the opportunity to participate in the new City Semester Program. Students study outside the Capital Region of New York State by taking a blend of online and field placement courses in cities like New York City, Washington, D.C., and Boston.
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Yale Law’s Schell Center For International Human Rights names post-graduate fellows
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights announced its fellows for the 2018–19 academic year.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Biennial Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers Workshop - Drexel University Kline School of Law - May 24-26, 2018
- Beyond Disadvanatage: Disability, Law & Bioethics - Harvard Law School - June 1, 2018
- To Teach is to Learn Twice: Fostering Excellence in Transactional Law and Skills Education - Emory University School of Law - June 1-2, 2018
- Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop - Stanford Law School - June 4-5, 2018
- Legal Writing Institute Conference - Marquette University School of Law - June 11-14, 2018
- Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum - Harvard Law School - June 13-14, 2018
- Society for Environmental Law & Economics Annual Meeting - Notre Dame Law School (hosted in Chicago) - June 15-16, 2018
- Exploring the Use of Technology in the Law School Classroom - Gonzaga University School of Law - June 18-20, 2018
- Conference on Innovation Economics - Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law - June 21-22, 2018
- Women’s Leadership in Academic Conference - University of Georgia School of Law - July 19-20, 2018