Podcast: Advice for law graduates on ‘telling your story’ in job interviews
THE LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about all of the non-academic aspects of the job hunt — in other words, what legal employers are looking at, besides just grades.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for law graduates on ‘telling your story’ in job interviewsGeorgetown Law graduate opinion: Black law students are thriving but are too few in number
THE WASHINGTON POST — Tahir Duckett, a 2017 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, is a civil rights attorney at the firm Relman Colfax. Just over a month after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, I walked into my first day. I was the only Black student in my section.
Read More about Georgetown Law graduate opinion: Black law students are thriving but are too few in numberPepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute hosts mediation competition
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On Monday, March 8, the Straus Institute hosted its first-ever Mediation Competition, bringing together 15 competitors, dozens of alumni, and top commercial mediators and lawyers as judges to evaluate and mentor students. The competition featured COVID19-themed disputes as simulations.
Read More about Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute hosts mediation competitionVermont Law hosts Environmental Law curriculum workshop
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School (VLS) will host “Preparing for Environmental Practice,” the third and final roundtable in its Emerging Environmental Law Curriculum Workshops, on March 25. The workshop will examine how to prepare students for their careers beyond law school.
Read More about Vermont Law hosts Environmental Law curriculum workshopArizona Supreme Court approves first applicants for state’s new Alternative Business Structure license for legal providers
PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL — The first applicants for the Arizona’s new Alternative Business Structure license received approval from the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making them the first hybrid-structure firms providing legal services in the country. Arizona became the first state in the nation to abolish the rule.
Read More about Arizona Supreme Court approves first applicants for state’s new Alternative Business Structure license for legal providersWisconsin Supreme Court expands student practice rules and allows supervised practice for out-of-state law graduates
STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has approved a petition that gives law students earlier opportunities for practical, hands-on experience through a rule that lets law students represent clients under the supervision of an attorney. The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission filed a petition requesting modernization.
Read More about Wisconsin Supreme Court expands student practice rules and allows supervised practice for out-of-state law graduatesFlorida State University Law launches Black Alumni Network
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Last week, I had the honor of attending the installation ceremony for the inaugural board of our newly established Black Alumni Network (BAN). The virtual celebration was attended by more than 70 people, including the first Black male and female graduates of FSU Law.
Read More about Florida State University Law launches Black Alumni NetworkIndiana University McKinney Law dean Karen Bravo discusses preparing the next generation of lawyers
WISHTV 8 — Thousands have passed through the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law but when it comes to the dean overseeing its operations, there have been two women. Karen Bravo is one of them. Bravo has been on the job as dean for eight months but has been at McKinney Law School since 2004.
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law dean Karen Bravo discusses preparing the next generation of lawyersLouisiana State University Law expands Loan Repayment Assistance Program
MYARKLAMISS.COM — Louisiana State University’s Law school is announcing the expansion of its Loan Repayment Assistance Program for their recent graduates. According to LSU Law, recent graduates who work in public service positions made possible by funding from the Louisiana Bar Foundation Kendal Vick Public Law Fund.
Read More about Louisiana State University Law expands Loan Repayment Assistance ProgramExperts predict growth of legal incubator programs
ABA JOURNAL — Legal incubator programs providing space and support for newly admitted lawyers in exchange for representing underserved clients first gained great traction in the aftermath of the Great Recession, which left many recent law graduates seeking employment alternatives.
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