DC Court of Appeals adds more seats to July Bar Exam
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS NEWSROOM — The DC Court of Appeals has continued to seek additional venues to administer the DC Bar Exam in July, and today we are happy to announce that we have increased our seating capacity to 1550 seats.
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THE REGULATORY REVIEW — Law students just got a bit more practice ready. The U.S. Copyright Office recently issued a final rule that allows law students to represent clients before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB).
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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD — Welcoming 54 1L students from law schools around the country, Jones Day’s Dallas Office hosted the Fifth Annual Perspectives and Pathways 1L Diversity Conference on April 8 and 9.
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ABA JOURNAL — As the Florida Coastal School of Law prepares to close, Jacksonville University announced plans to open a new law school in the same city, with the first entering class starting in fall 2022.
Read More about Universities launch new law schools to fill gap left by recent for-profit law school closingsAdvice for answering logical reasoning and reading comprehension questions on the LSAT
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — The LSAT includes three main sections: logical reasoning, reading comprehension and analytical reasoning. Each of these sections relies on specific skills or strategies. For example, the analytical reasoning section requires you to know how to set up a logic game. And to do well on the analytical reasoning section,…
Read More about Advice for answering logical reasoning and reading comprehension questions on the LSATHow the politicization of Critical Race Theory impacts law schools
CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS — As political controversy swirls around the concept of critical race theory (CRT), some faculty at the University of Akron School of Law briefly grappled with whether to scrub it and the term itself from the college’s curriculum and syllabi.
Read More about How the politicization of Critical Race Theory impacts law schoolsAlbany Law student Molly Strauss and professor Ava Ayers use research to improve police accountability
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Molly Strauss ’22 and Professor Ava Ayers are part of a nationwide effort to follow up on policy changes made by local police departments.
Read More about Albany Law student Molly Strauss and professor Ava Ayers use research to improve police accountabilityUniversity of Akron Law professor Martin H. Belsky reflects on his career
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — He’s been a member of the faculty at The University of Akron School of Law since 2007, serving as dean until 2012. But come May 31, Dean Emeritus Martin H. Belsky will be stepping down from his full-time teaching role to serve as an adjunct professor.
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CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS — Emily Janoski-Haehlen, the new dean of the University of Akron School of Law: “I’m very interested in integrating more legal technology skills training into the curriculum.”
Read More about Incoming University of Akron Law dean Emily Janoski-Haehlen discusses her vision for the schoolAlbany Law student Harris Bresowsky honored by American Constitution Society
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Harris Bresowsky ’22 is one of just 22 American Constitution Society (ACS) Next Generation Leaders selected from nearly 200 ACS chapters with thousands of participating law students across the United States.
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