New Zealand’s 13-week full-time onsite Professional Legal Studies Course could have implications for Australia’s legal education space
AUSTRALIAN LAWYER – New Zealand’s Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) last month announced introduction of a “chalk-and-talk 13 week nine-to-five” Professional Legal Studies Course – and two of the country’s top tier firms have since signed up.
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ECONOMIC TIMES INDIA – In a shocking revelation, Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has said 30 per cent of all lawyers in India are fake, holding fraudulent law degrees.
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AUSTRALIAN LAWYER – Seeking to measure the effectiveness of initiatives targeting diversity, the Women Lawyer’s Association of NSW has found that only 61 per cent of law students want to practice as lawyers.
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ALL AFRICA – Mrs. Elizabeth Idigbe, a proud alumnus of the University of Benin, is reputed for her expertise in security documentation, debt factoring and restructuring, company secretarial services and general corporate practise spanning across 25 years. She reminisced on her days at UNIBEN in this interview.
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GUYANA TIMES – The Students Representative Council (SRC) in Trinidad and Tobago is imploring the relevant authorities to look into the recent hike in fees at the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS), saying it stymied “equitable” access to legal education.
Read More about Trinidad and Tobago student group claims law school stymied “equitable” access to legal educationIndia’s newest law schools face challenges
LIVE MINT – While most of the oldest national law schools have not increased their fees significantly this year, younger colleges played catch-up.
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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.
Read More about 64 new law colleges in India under consideration for affiliationCanadian law school students express dismay in the country’s state of law making and governance
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…
Read More about Canadian law school students express dismay in the country’s state of law making and governanceAustralian law firm announces plans to charge law graduates for first job
THE CONVERSATION – An Adelaide-based firm launching this month, announced its plans to charge law graduates A$22,000 up front for a job with them, with the promise of learning on the job and earning back that sizeable investment. While we are currently facing a problem of an oversupply of law graduates, this isn’t the way…
Read More about Australian law firm announces plans to charge law graduates for first jobReport: Female solicitors in Scotland are paid 42 cents less than male counterparts
THE NATIONAL SCOT – Female solicitors are paid 42 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Research carried out by the society also suggests women in the legal industry are passed over for promotions.
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