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New Clinic Services Entrepreneurs in Food and Beverage Industry
Pace Law has launched a new clinic that offers free legal services to small- and medium-sized farms,
mission-oriented entrepreneurs, and food justice organizations.
Current Issues in Legal Education
Practice in the Academy: Creating “Practice Aware” Law Graduates
Jay Gary Finkelstein, DLA Piper LLP, presents two practical solutions that will enhance traditional doctrinal courses.
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Richmond Law Dean and AALS President-Elect Wendy Perdue and UC Berkeley Law Dean and AALS Board Member Erwin Chemerinsky discuss the state of legal education
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND – Their discussion ranged from the bar exam to finances to the importance of clinics in legal education.
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ABA’s section on legal education’s Standards Review Committee makes recommendations for admissions test rule
ABA JOURNAL – The section’s Standards Review Committee recommends that the council reject the earlier proposal, and consider three options.
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Aspiring law school applicants should factor LSAT changes into testing strategy
U.S. NEWS – For individuals thinking about applying to law school next year or thereafter, consider these two key changes as you think about when to take the LSAT and whether to retake it.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- South Asia Legal Studies Workshop - University of Wisconsin Law School - October 26, 2017
- The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society: 50 Years Later - George Washington University Law School - October 26-27, 2017
- The Discursive Turn in Copyright - University of California, Irvine School of Law - October 27, 2017
- New England Consortium of Legal Writing Teachers Conference - University of Connecticut School of Law - October 27, 2017
- A Festschrift Honoring Professor Michael Meltsner - Northeastern University School of Law - October 27, 2017
- Psychedelic Medicine - University of Washington School of Law - October 27, 2017
- Making Good Health Policy by Practicing Good Health - Northeastern University School of Law - October 30, 2017
- Blighted Landscapes: Local Government and Community Renewal - Albany Law School - November 3, 2017
- Saving Nemo: Rethinking Ocean Conservation - Duke University School of Law - November 3, 2017