Law360 releases results of law firm summer associates survey
LAW 360 — After nearly three years of disruptions, are law firm summer programs finally ebbing closer to the way things were before COVID-19? Will the Zoom happy hours finally be swapped out for actual bar stools? The data collected from our second foray into the world of would-be associates facing the arduous process of…
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Over the past two years, we saw a lot of changes to law firm summer associate programs due to Covid-19 restrictions. As firms switch back to in-person programs, it’s important to keep the following six tips in mind to kickstart your summer and make the most of the next three (or so)…
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REUTERS — Bar exam officials in Washington, D.C., have secured a second site for the upcoming attorney licensing test in July, enabling them to accommodate 450 additional examinees.
Read More about DC boosts capacity for July bar exam following outcryAttorney Christine Sims offers advice to new law graduates
THE INDIANA LAWYER — The last two years have proven to be a unique challenge for the legal profession, especially young lawyers.
Read More about Attorney Christine Sims offers advice to new law graduatesHow personal statements and diversity statements differ in law school applications
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Few elements of the law school application are as misunderstood as the diversity statement. Exploring the major differences between the personal statement and diversity statement can help answer many of the questions that applicants have about the diversity statement, including what it is, who should write one and how…
Read More about How personal statements and diversity statements differ in law school applicationsUCLA Law to provide grants for projects aiming to understand racial disparities
UCLA NEWSROOM — After police murdered George Floyd in June 2020, hundreds of thousands of people across the country flooded the streets demanding their cries for racial and social justice be heard. In the wake of those protests, UCLA pledged to address campus issues facing Black students, faculty and staff as well as Indigenous, Asian American and…
Read More about UCLA Law to provide grants for projects aiming to understand racial disparitiesUniversity of Akron Law professor Carolyn Dessin to retire
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — She started her career as a music teacher and conductor, making the decision to go to law school and become a professor several years later, now Carolyn Dessin is retiring after serving as a member of the faculty at The University of Akron School of Law for more than 20 years.
Read More about University of Akron Law professor Carolyn Dessin to retirePodcast: Recent Albany Law graduate Dr. Michelle Bodden-White discusses the future of the legal profession
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL PODCAST — Dr. Michelle Bodden-White ’22 was appointed as a member-at-large on the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar in May 2021.
Read More about Podcast: Recent Albany Law graduate Dr. Michelle Bodden-White discusses the future of the legal professionAlbany Law dean Alicia Ouellette to step down in June 2023
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — After leading Albany Law School through some of its most difficult days, President and Dean Alicia Ouellette ’94 will complete the final year of her contract and then step down on June 30, 2023 after a nearly nine-year tenure.
Read More about Albany Law dean Alicia Ouellette to step down in June 2023University of Arkansas Law announces summer public service fellows
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — The U of A School of Law Summer Public Service Fellowship Program provides paid public service fellowships to promising law students interested in public service careers. It is part of the law school’s broader effort to fulfill the university’s mission as a land-grant institution.
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