Vermont Law School adds training program to the U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law program

June 27, 2016

VTDIGGER – The U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School will establish an Environmental Law Training Program to guide environmental stewards and legal advocates in China

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Loyola Law School, Los Angeles student shares experience as summer extern at U.S. patent office in Thailand

June 27, 2016

LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL LOS ANGELES – Julius Bodie, a rising third-year day student at Loyola, is spending his summer as an extern at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Regional I.P. Attaché for Southeast Asia and Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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20 percent of exam-takers in Nigeria fail to pass bar

June 20, 2016

PREMIUM TIMES – About one in five students failed the recent law school examination and will not be called to the bar, official results show.

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Report finds many Tanzanians lack access to justice and knowledge of legal aid options

June 20, 2016

THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER – Tens of millions in Tanzania suffer because they lack access to justice-are unable to afford a lawyer and are also ignored by authorities, with their rights routinely violated, a report indicates.

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Southern University Law Center professor presents on rule of law in Austria

June 20, 2016

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER – Prof. Nadia Nedzel gave a presentation to a group of legal scholars and economists at the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, Austria, on June 6, 2016.

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University of South Dakota Law professor testifies before Congress on Chinese anti-monopoly laws

June 13, 2016

ARGUS LEADER – A University of South Dakota law professor testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee in Washington on Tuesday about how China is using its anti-monopoly laws against U.S. companies.

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Singapore law students increasingly look outside legal profession for jobs

June 13, 2016

TODAY ONLINE – Faced with a situation where jobs in the legal sector seem to be difficult to come by, some law students and graduates are now casting an eye on opportunities in other industries, including non-government organisations and the civil service.

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Australian law firm hopes to level the playing field for law graduates with recruitment tech

May 31, 2016

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW – Allens is introducing an application by British company Rare that provides broader information about job candidates.

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Opinion: More native students are needed in Ontario law schools

May 31, 2016

LAW TIMES – Fiddler is one of few aboriginal students who have enrolled in the province’s law schools recently. A Law Times survey of six of the province’s law schools indicates 139 students registered over the last five years who self-identify as aboriginal.

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U.K. Law Society launches taskforce to focus on mental health and well-being in the legal profession

May 20, 2016

SOLICITORS JOURNAL – A new taskforce has been launched to promote and support mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession as Mental Health Awareness Week 2016 kicks off.

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