President of India encourages law schools to increase research efforts
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS – Emphasising that the country needs to attract large global investments in a rapidly changing world, President Pranab Mukherjee today asked law schools to focus on research as future lawyers must be equipped with necessary knowledge and skill to think and act globally.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – “On the surface, Littler’s expansion into Toronto, along with the firm’s reported interest in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary down the road, seems to be just the latest Big Law behemoth dropping by for a double-double at Tim’s. But there are several interesting aspects of this development that deserve a closer look.”
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LAWYERS WEEKLY – A growing number of law students are concerned their law degree is a revenue-raising exercise for the universities, a leading student body has claimed. Marie Iskander, vice-president of the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA), suggested students feel their degrees are now less valuable, despite costing more.
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BUSINESS-STANDARD – Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Ashok Bhushan today called for a concerted action by the bar, bench and law teachers to improve the standard of legal education.
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NIKKEI ASIA REVIEW – As Japanese companies venture out to the world looking for M&A deals to secure future growth, good lawyers that can handle international litigation and deal closings are in demand. Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo branch has a full-fledged summer associates program that invites students from the top U.S. law schools.
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TIMES ARGUS – In another sign of better relations between the U.S. and Cuba, Vermont Law School is participating in a program to improve sustainable food and agriculture practices in both countries. The law school’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems has joined the Cuba-U.S. Agroecology Network as a charter member.
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LACROSSE TRIBUNE – The situation in the family immigration detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border may be changing quickly following a federal court order, but the underlying issues inspiring some University of Wisconsin Law School students to volunteer to help the people being held there are unlikely to be resolved any time soon.
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ARIZONA LAW NEWS – The University of Arizona’s new Global Mining Law Center builds on the breadth of this expertise as the foundation to a preeminent research and educational center in mining law and policy, and a major campus partner to the planned UA International School of Mining and Energy Resources (ISoMER).
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INDIA EDUNEWS – The Ministry of Law and the Bar Council of India (BCI)’s 10 member Legal Education Committee (LEC) has considered granting affiliation to 64 new law colleges in India. These newly affiliated colleges can start off with their admission process for the academic year 2015-2016.
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CANADIAN LAWYER MAG – “As future lawyers, expressions of dismay over the laws of the land are not insignificant. Among the first lessons of law school is that the law is slow to change. Admittedly, we’re an impatient bunch, both the typical law student and our generation. So, it can be further demoralizing when the…
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