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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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Actions taken by the ABA House of Delegates related to law schools and the legal profession
ABA NEWS — The ABA House of Delegates wrapped up its two-day meeting, after approving a new membership model, updating lawyer-client communication model rules, and number of other resolutions.
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Outgoing ABA President Hilarie Bass discusses ongoing legal education initiatives
ABA NEWS — The new ABA president plans to build on the momentum of Hilarie Bass’ Future of Legal Education initiative and the ABA Center on Innovation.
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After ABA decision, many law schools still expected to accept GRE for admissions after validity testing
ABA JOURNAL — Although a proposed standard regarding the use of entrance exams other than the LSAT was tabled at the ABA House of Delegates assembly, the council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar says that the alternate tests can still be used.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- Life Science Law Conference - Loyola University Chicago School of Law - September 7, 2018
- Erie at Eighty–Choice of Law Across the Disciplines - University of Akron School of Law - September 13-14, 2018
- Federal Courts Junior Faculty Workshop - University of Oklahoma College of Law - September 14-15, 2018
- The Fourteenth Amendment at 150 - Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University - September 21, 2018
- Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy - American University Washington College of Law - September 21-22, 2018
- One Year After Charlottesville: Replacing the Resurgence of Racism With Reconciliation - September 27-28, 2018
- Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest - American University Washington College of Law - September 27-29, 2018
- Junior Faculty Forum for Law and STEM - Northwestern University Prizker School of Law - September 28-29, 2018
- Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement at Trade Shows - UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law - October 4, 2018
- The Gift and Weight of Genomic Knowledge - In Search of the Good Biocitizen - October 4-5, 2018