Advice for foreign and domestic law graduates for competing in a challenging legal market

July 31, 2017

FORBES – “[T]oday it is even more difficult for those that study law in a foreign country (even a common law country like the UK or Australia) and then want to set up shop in North America.”

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UNC Law Dean Martin Brinkley named honorary bencher of the Middle Temple in London

July 31, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW – In July, Dean Martin H. Brinkley ’92 was called to the bench as an honorary bencher of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London.

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Survey finds business is booming at U.K. law firms

July 24, 2017

BLOOMBERG LAW – Profits per partner at U.K. law firms rose 8.5 percent to an average of just under 136,000 pounds ($178,000) in 2016 to the highest level in seven years.

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Columbia Law professor honored by Peruvian university for international arbitration work

July 17, 2017

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL – An expert in arbitration law, Bermann was awarded an honorary doctorate from a Peruvian university.

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Duke Law students benefit from self-designed course on African development trends

July 17, 2017

DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Last spring, Liz Wangu ’16 and nine other Duke Law students undertook a self-directed examination of the legal, political, economic, and social landscape of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Hawai’i Law establishes two new advanced degree programs for foreign-trained attorneys

July 17, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA – The UH William S. Richardson School of Law has established two new programs in advanced legal studies aimed primarily at foreign-trained attorneys.

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Stetson Law professor addresses university students around the world on North American trans-border issues and embracing diversity

July 17, 2017

STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Professor of Law Luz Nagle spoke at universities around the world on topics ranging from transborder crime and corruption to creating inclusive institutions and societies.

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Syracuse Law students engaged in London externship program visit U.K. Supreme Court

July 17, 2017

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – The Crown Prosecution Service has an extensive training program for Law in London legal externs.

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Toronto-area law schools slowly move toward better education of students on legal tech

July 17, 2017

NOW TORONTO – York and University of Toronto profs have launched courses – and apps – to push the legal profession online.

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Harvard Law’s clinical legal education model could be a guide to help Indian law schools advance access to justice

July 17, 2017

LIVELAW – “In a subsequent piece, I will discuss the Harvard Law School clinic model to draw some potential lessons for the legal aid clinics at law schools in India.”

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