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Baylor Law School’s Professional Development Program
Baylor Law’s professional development seminars impart the practical skills of being a lawyer
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Current Issues in Legal Education
Legal Education Reconsidered
During the 2016 James P. White Lecture on Legal Education at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, AALS Executive Director Judith Areen discussed how legal education has been "reconsidered" by prospective students as the result of a challenging job market and negative media coverage.
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ABA creates new Commission on the Future of Legal Education, names members
ABA JOURNAL – Redesigning legal education will be a priority for Hilarie Bass, the American Bar Association’s new president, and the 10 members of a commission that will work on the issue.
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Kaplan survey finds most law school graduates expect employers to scope them out on social media
BUSINESSWIRE – A new Kaplan Bar Review survey of over 700 aspiring lawyers finds that 78 percent think it’s “fair game” for prospective employers in the legal industry to visit job applicants’ social networking profiles.
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LSAT, GRE strategies for law school applicants
U.S. NEWS – “This week, I will discuss the shifting landscape of LSAT policies and how to craft an LSAT addendum in light of receiving testing accommodations.”
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Western Regional Legal Writing Conference - Seattle University School of Law - August 25-26, 2017
- Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy - Antonin Scalia Law School George Mason University - September 8-9, 2017
- Central States Area Legal Writing Conference: How to Find Fun in Our Classes, Our Jobs, and Our Lives - Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law - September 15-16, 2017
- Third Business and Human Rights Scholars Conference - Santa Clara University School of Law - September 15-16, 2017
- 14th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference - Georgetown University Law Center - September 25, 2017
- Presidential Conference on the Integrity of Creation 2017: The Global Water Crisis - Duquesne University School of Law - September 27-28, 2017
- Litigating Takings Challenges to Land Use and Environmental Regulations - University of Minnesota Law School - October 6, 2017
- Entrepreneurship 2.0: Legal, Regulatory, and Economic Challenges to the Innovation Economy - Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law - October 6, 2017
- Junior Faculty Forum for Law and STEM - University of Pennsylvania Law School - October 6-7, 2017