South Korea bar exam controversy heats up
KOREA JOONGANG DAILY – The controversy over law schools, introduced seven years ago as an alternative to the national bar exam, has reignited in recent days amid renewed discussion over lawmakers’ use of influence in helping their children obtain lucrative or high-profile jobs.
Read More about South Korea bar exam controversy heats upAdvice on the skills needed to be a lawyer in China
CHINA LAW BLOG – “I want to discuss an innovation that Dean Fromm contributed to legal education — a contribution that, I predict, will only grow over time. This innovation is a competency model for law students called the Fromm Six.”
Read More about Advice on the skills needed to be a lawyer in ChinaNigerian lawmaker proposes motion to combat high failure rate of law schools
CHANNELS TELEVISION – The House of Representatives has considered a motion over the high rate of failure in the Nigerian Law School bar final.
Read More about Nigerian lawmaker proposes motion to combat high failure rate of law schoolsMumbai University sees growth in law school enrollment
THE TIMES OF INDIA – Over 50% of applications received by Mumbai University for opening new colleges in the city this academic year were for teaching law, indicating a huge demand for the subject.
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THE HINDU – Legal education in India has got a raw deal as law colleges and lawyers in the country do not enjoy a reputation on par with other sectors, Union Minister for Law and Justice D.V. Sadananda Gowda said while speaking at the thirteenth convocation of Nalsar University of Law.
Read More about Opinion: Legal education in India should provide courtroom-based learningAustralian online law firm moves national
LAWYERS WEEKLY – You Legal, an Australian virtual law firm founded in October 2013, has announced the five inaugural members of its advisory board, created to assist with the firms’ extension of its services nationally.
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VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS – For the sake of social justice, Vietnam needs judges and journalists who don’t face retaliation for handling touchy subjects, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said this week, citing progress in her home country as a possible example.
Read More about Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg addresses the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative in Vietnam on equalityBattle between Hong Kong and law professor over academic freedom
BOSTON GLOBE – Prodemocracy activists and cofounders of the Occupy movement in Hong Kong showed their unity after announcing on Dec. 2, 2014, that they would turn themselves into police. Tai, an associate law professor at the University of Hong Kong, has had professional problems since the protest that shut down parts of the city and…
Read More about Battle between Hong Kong and law professor over academic freedomSouth Korea inches closer to legal market liberalization for European and American law firms
KOREA HERALD – As South Korea is set to enter the third stage of its opening of the local legal industry, the legal circle here remains split over the impact, with some viewing it as a chance to hone local players’ competence, while others cite rigid regulations that would hem in any drastic change.
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LEGAL WEEK – In this video, Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas talks to technology consultant Neil Cameron and Legal Week research head James Mayer about key legal technology trends.
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