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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.
Current Issues in Legal Education
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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Law schools experiment with hackathons, competitions, and theater performances
LAW.COM — Nine teams of students from New York City law schools gathered at Brooklyn Law School last Thursday to pitch their ideas for using legal technology to improve access to justice and make legal processes more efficient. It was the first time Brooklyn Law School opened its CUBE Innovators competition to teams from other law schools.
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Experts see increased collaboration between law schools and technology programs
LAW.COM — Northwestern Pritzker Law Professor Dan Linna and Kristian Hammond (Engineering) are developing interdisciplinary course work with two goals in mind: to build technology products that make the law more efficient and accessible, and to help shape legal technologies before they emerge in society with unintended consequences.
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Guide to Public Service Loan Forgiveness for student borrowers
NASDAQ — The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could save student loan borrowers large amounts of money, but there’s a lot you should know before you apply.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Rising Stars: A New Generation of Scholars Looks at Civil Justice - DePaul University College of Law - April 25-26, 2019
- Artificial Intelligence: Thinking About Law, Law Practice, and Legal Education - Duquesne University School of Law - April 26-27, 2019
- Ensuring Equal Access to Justice in Maine’s Rural Communities - University of Maine School of Law - April 26-27, 2019
- Food Policy and Climate Change - University of Connecticut School of Law - April 26, 2019
- Let’s Settle This: Tips and Techniques for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mississippi - Mississippi College School of Law - April 26, 2019
- Online Learning and the Future of Legal Education - Syracuse University College of Law - April 26, 2019
- Democracy, Religion, and the Marketplace - University of Virginia School of Law - May 2-3, 2019
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Can We Hold Machines Accountable? - University of Colorado Law School - May 3, 2019
- 6th Annual USD Transfer Pricing Symposium - University of San Diego School of Law - May 9-10, 2019
- NSU Law Environmental Symposium - Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law - May 10, 2019