Quinnipiac Law student Alexa Massad selected for clerkship with Connecticut Supreme Court
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Massad starts the yearlong clerkship in June. In her new role, she will review submissions by parties in legal proceedings; conduct legal research on issues presented in court; and write draft opinions of the court (a document providing the court’s decision on a legal issue). The application process for this position began in Spring…
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ASU NEWS — For the ninth consecutive year, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University received the highest overall bar passage rate in Arizona, taking into account all first-time takers for the February and July Uniform Bar Exams, according to the July 2021 results released last month. This is the second time in recent years…
Read More about Arizona State University Law celebrates graduates’ bar exam resultsLarge gift to Duke Law establishes post-graduate public interest fellowship
DUKE LAW — A $500,000 gift from alumnus James Farrin ’90 and his wife, Robin, will establish a new fellowship for Duke Law School students to do public interest legal work after graduation. The Farrin Fellowship will provide salary and benefits, including health insurance and paid time off, for a graduating student to work for a year…
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QUINN EMANUEL TRIAL LAWYERS — Suong received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and graduated first in her class from Franklin & Marshall College, where she completed her pre-medical studies with a double major in Chemistry and Special Studies in Economics and Business. She is a co-author of a paper involving micellar electrokinetic chromatography…
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JDJ JOURNAL — With an overall pass rate of 68.29%, Texas has recorded nearly the same pass rate as the July 2019 bar exam, which was the last time the bar exam was held in July in the state before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A total of 3,144 candidates appeared for the exam (excluding 10 courtesy…
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UCONN TODAY — Hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and students gathered at the UConn School of Law on Monday to celebrate a century of progress since the law school’s first class was held in rented rooms in downtown Hartford.“That small night school for insurance workers who desired a legal education has grown into a preeminent law…
Read More about UConn Law celebrates a century of legal educationGeorgia State University Law student Abigail Stout reflects on clerkship experience at Georgia Supreme Court
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clerking for a judge is a highly regarded accomplishment for a recent law school graduate and attaining clerkships for three judges is nearly unheard of. Yet that’s exactly what Abigail Stout (J.D. ’19) has done. She clerked for Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren on the Supreme Court of Georgia, for Judge Kathryn…
Read More about Georgia State University Law student Abigail Stout reflects on clerkship experience at Georgia Supreme CourtHarvard Law teams with AI company on entrepreneurship and innovation course
THE GLOBAL LEGAL POST — Harvard Law School is teaming up with artificial intelligence-powered contract platform Evisort to help provide a course on legaltech entrepreneurship and innovation. Evisort founding members and Harvard Law graduates Jerry Ting and Memme Onwudiwe will be teaching on the course in March next year alongside other global business leaders to share expertise…
Read More about Harvard Law teams with AI company on entrepreneurship and innovation courseWilliam and Mary Law LLM graduate Rigzin Dolma uses degree to assist her community in Tibet
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The concept of dharma can be difficult to define. Encompassing duty, learning, and discovering one’s correct life path, it is a guiding principle in Tibetan Buddhism. For Rigzin Dolma, who earned her Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from William & Mary Law School in May 2021, the opportunity to earn…
Read More about William and Mary Law LLM graduate Rigzin Dolma uses degree to assist her community in TibetNALP report: First-generation law graduates lag behind peers in employment after law school
ABA JOURNAL — First-generation college graduates fared less well in the job market after law school than those who had at least one parent with a JD or a college degree, according to new data from the National Association for Law Placement. First-generation college students from the class of 2020 had an overall employment rate of 88%…
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